Session Information
Date: Sunday, October 7, 2018
Session Title: Other
Session Time: 1:45pm-3:15pm
Location: Hall 3FG
Objective: The aim of the this study is to determine the risk of the malnutrition in geriatric Parkinson’s disease population.
Background: Among the patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) especially who over the 60 years have higher risk of malnutrition. 20-70% patients with PD have weight loss.
Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study included 66 patients aged 60 and over in a movement disorders center at a university hospital. Demographic characteristics and comprehensive geriatric assessment were evaluated by a structured questionnaire. Malnutrition was assessed by Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) questionnaire was used along with anthropometric measurements (Body Mass Index (BMI), Mid-arm circumference (MAC) and Calf Circumference (CC)) to evaluate the nutritional status.
Results: The mean age of the patients was 67 (60-73) years. The numbers of PD patients with malnutrition was found 29 (43.9%). Multiple binary logistic regression analysis results yielded that the patients who have low calf circumference, presence of dyskinesia, advanced Hoehn&Yahr stage, take levodopa doses ≥ 400mg and swallowing difficulty were significantly associated with malnutrition.
Conclusions: Malnutrition is highly prevalent in geriatric patients with PD. The clinicians should be carefull about that and try to solve this problem.
References: 1. Shidfar F, Babaii Darabkhani P, Yazdanpanah L, Karkheiran S, Noorollahi-Moghaddam H, Haghani H. Assessment of nutritional status in patients with Parkinson’s disease and its relationship with severity of the disease. Med J Islam Repub Iran. 2016 Dec 19;30:454. eCollection 2016. 2. van Steijn J, van Harten B, Flapper E, Droogsma E, van Walderveen P, Blaauw M, van Asselt D. The nutritional status of Dutch elderly patients with Parkinson’s disease. J Nutr Health Aging. 2014;18(6):601-7. doi: 10.1007/s12603-014-0444-1.
To cite this abstract in AMA style:
M. Gultekin, F. Fırat Ozer, S. Akın, A. Ozturk. What increases the risk of malnutrition in geriatric Parkinson’s disease population? [abstract]. Mov Disord. 2018; 33 (suppl 2). https://www.mdsabstracts.org/abstract/what-increases-the-risk-of-malnutrition-in-geriatric-parkinsons-disease-population/. Accessed June 15, 2025.« Back to 2018 International Congress
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