Declined food intake over the past 3 months a | Severe decrease | 1 (1%) |
Moderate decrease | 19 (21%) | |
No decrease | 67 (78%) | |
Weight loss during the past 3 months a | >3 kg | 5 (6%) |
1–3 kg | 14 (17%) | |
no | 65 (74%) | |
Unknown | 3 (3%) | |
Mobility a | Bed of chair bound | 21 (24%) |
Able to get out of bed / chair but does not go out | 17 (20%) | |
Goes out | 49 (56%) | |
Psychological stress or acute disease a | No | 72 (83%) |
Yes | 15 (17%) | |
Neuropsychological problems a | No problems | 39 (45%) |
Mild dementia | 26 (30%) | |
Severe dementia or depression | 22 (25%) | |
Body-mass-index | <19 | 2 (2%) |
19–21 | 11 (13%) | |
21–23 | 19 (22%) | |
>23 | 55 (63%) | |
MNA screening points (median and IQR) | 11 (9–13) | |
Risk for malnutrition | Normal nutritional status (12–14 MNA screening points) | 42 (48%) |
At risk of malnutrition (8–11 MNA screening points) | 45 (52%) |