Heart failure & cardiomyopathies
Relationship of Malnutrition and Frailty on Prolonged Stay at the Hospital in Heart Failure Patients
Authors' conclusion
These findings highlight the clinical importance of routine, comprehensive nutritional screening in patients with CHF. Early identification and management of malnutrition may play a pivotal role in mitigating frailty and enhancing clinical outcomes in this high-risk population.
Study context
- Population
- Patients hospitalized due to chronic heart failure (CHF)mean age: 72.28 years
- Participants
- 200 patients
- Exposure
- Association between malnutrition risk and frailty
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Nutritional status by MNA
Normal nutritional status
63.5%
At risk of malnutrition
35.0%
Malnourished
1.5%
Mean Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) score
24.25
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Frailty by Fried phenotype
- Pre-frail
- 35%
- Frail
- 65%
- Mean frailty score
- 2.67
Association between MNA score and frailty status
- Statistically significant association between MNA score and frailty status
- P < 0.05
- Highest prevalence of frailty in malnourished individuals
- P = 0.002
Frailty and anthropometric parameters
- Calf circumference (no significant correlation)
- P = 0.17
- Arm circumference (no significant correlation)
- P = 0.687
- Body mass index (BMI) (no significant correlation)
- P = 0.643
Original publication
Relationship of Malnutrition and Frailty on Prolonged Stay at the Hospital in Heart Failure Patients. ESC Heart Fail. Published 11 August 2025. doi:10.
Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it