ANTHROPOMETRIC and LABORATORY METHODS in ELDERLY MALNUTRITION and ITS EVALUATION

Abstract

In Turkey, as in the whole world, the elderly population is increasing day by day. As of 2019, 9.1% of Turkey's population is made up of individuals 65 and older. It is very important to use standard terminology and a professional language based on evidence that is widely accepted in vulnerable groups such as elderly, in the fight against nutritional disorders. It is also necessary to establish differential diagnoses in malnutrition, sarcopenia, cachexia and fragility, and to establish appropriate treatments. The purpose of this review is to explain the anthropometric and laboratory methods used in the evaluation of nutritional status in older people and to share the terminology of malnutrition with current criteria.

Keywords

• Anthropometry
• Cachexia
• Elderly
• Malnutrition
• Sarcopenia

Yaşlıda Malnütrisyon ve Değerlendirilmesinde Antropometrik ve Laboratuvar Yöntemler

Abstract

Türkiye’de de tüm Dünyada olduğu gibi yaşlı nüfus her geçen gün artmaktadır. Türkiye nüfusunun 2019 yılı itibariyle %9.1’ini 65 yaş ve üzeri bireyler oluşturmaktadır. Beslenme bozukluklarıyla mücadelede özellikle yaşlılık gibi hassas dönemlerde kanıta dayalı ve geniş kitlelerce kabul edilmiş standart terminolojinin ve profesyonel bir dilin kullanılması oldukça önemlidir. Malnütrisyon, sarkopeni, kaşeksi ve kırılganlıkta ayırıcı tanıların ortaya konması, uygun tedavilerin oluşturulması için de gereklidir. Bu derlemenin amacı yaşlılıkta beslenme durumu değerlendirilmesinde kullanılan antropometrik ve laboratuvar yöntemlerin açıklanması ve malnütrisyon terminolojisinin güncel kriterleriyle paylaşılmasıdır.

Keywords

• Antropometri
• Malnütrisyon
• Sarkopeni
• Yaşlı
• Kaşeksi

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