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Nutritional Status of Functionally Dependent and Nonfunctionally Dependent Elderly in Taiwan

School of Nutrition and Institute of Nutritional Science, Chung Shan Medical and Dental College (Y.-C.H., S.-L.W., C.-C.O., K.H.S.), Taichung, TAIWAN, REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Veterans General Hospital (C.-H.C.), Taichung, TAIWAN, REPUBLIC OF CHINA

View larger version (14K): [in a new window]   Fig. 1. The percentage of functionally dependent (n=42) and nonfunctionally dependent (n=54) subjects with dietary intakes of less than 75% of Taiwan RDNA. =functionally dependent, =nonfunctionally dependent.

View larger version (14K): [in a new window]   Fig. 2. Prevalence of malnutrition by calculating the Nutritional Risk Index (NRI) in functionally dependent (n=38) and nonfunctionally dependent (n=52) elderly subjects. The NRI=(15.9xplasma albumin, g/dL)+41.7x(present weight/usual weight). The NRI >100 indicates the subject is not malnourished; 97.5 to 100, mildly malnourished; 83.5 to <97.5, moderately malnourished; <83.5, severely malnourished. =functionally dependent, =nonfunctionally dependent.