The relationship between malnutrition and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in hospitalized older patient

Abstract

NLR, age, depressive symptoms, and cognitive impairment were independently associated risk factors for malnutrition. NLR may be a useful nutritional marker for evaluating the nutritional status of hospitalized geriatric patients (Tab. 4, Fig. 1, Ref. 28). Text in PDF www.elis.sk Keywords: malnutrition, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, geriatric syndromes, inpatient, older adults.