caa a22 4500 606191267 CHVBK 20210128100859.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20151001xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00391-015-0872-5 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00391-015-0872-5 Association of anemia and hypoalbuminemia in German geriatric inpatients [Elektronische Daten] Relationship to nutritional status and comprehensive geriatric assessment [G. Röhrig, I. Becker, M.C. Polidori, R.-J. Schulz, M. Noreik] Zusammenhang von Anämie und Hypoalbuminämie bei deutschen stationär geriatrischen Patienten Beziehung zum Ernährungsstatus und multidimensionalem geriatrischen Assessment ("Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment") Background: Anemia and hypoalbuminemia (HA) are acknowledged independent risk factors for morbidity and mortality in geriatric patients and are associated with nutritional status and frailty. Data exist regarding the association between albumin and frailty, anemia and frailty as well as frailty and nutritional status; however, there is a lack of information on the association between HA, anemia and nutritional status in older people. Patients and methods: This study retrospectively analyzed 626 patients admitted to a German geriatrics department (average age 81.1 years, 68.2 % female and 31.8 % male) for anemia and HA. Data from the comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) and from the mini-nutritional assessment (MNA) were available in all patients. Results: Patients with anemia suffered significantly more often from HA (p < 0.001) than patients without anemia, with an odds ratio (OR) of 1.99 (95 % confidence interval CI: 1.2-3.2) and of 5.41 (CI 95 %: 2.3-12.6) in patients at risk for malnutrition and in malnourished patients, respectively. A moderately significant association was seen between hemoglobin (Hb) and albumin values (Pearson's correlation r = 0.330; p < 0.001) as well as between albumin values and the Barthel index (Spearman's correlation r = 0.210; p < 0.001). Conclusion: Anemia appears to be a risk factor for HA in inpatients with malnutrition and the observed association between albumin and Hb warrants further research. Geriatric inpatients with anemia should be evaluated in terms of the presence of malnutrition risk and HA. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2015 Anemia nationallicence Hemoglobin nationallicence Albumin nationallicence Nutritional status nationallicence Geriatrics nationallicence Anämie nationallicence Hämoglobin nationallicence Ernährungsstatus nationallicence Geriatrie nationallicence Röhrig G. University of Cologne, Medical Faculty and St. Marien-Hospital, University Hospital Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany aut Becker I. Institute of Medical Statistics, Informatics and Epidemiology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany aut Polidori M.C. University of Cologne, Medical Faculty, Cologne, Germany aut Schulz R.-J Department of Geriatric Medicine, St. Marien-Hospital, Cologne, Germany aut Noreik M. Department of Geriatric Medicine, St. Marien-Hospital, Cologne, Germany aut Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie Springer Berlin Heidelberg 48/7(2015-10-01), 619-624 0948-6704 48:7<619 2015 48 391 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00391-015-0872-5 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00391-015-0872-5 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Röhrig G. University of Cologne, Medical Faculty and St. Marien-Hospital, University Hospital Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Becker I. Institute of Medical Statistics, Informatics and Epidemiology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Polidori M.C. University of Cologne, Medical Faculty, Cologne, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Schulz R.-J Department of Geriatric Medicine, St. Marien-Hospital, Cologne, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Noreik M. Department of Geriatric Medicine, St. Marien-Hospital, Cologne, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie Springer Berlin Heidelberg 48/7(2015-10-01), 619-624 0948-6704 48:7<619 2015 48 391