Lack of correlation between total lymphocyte count and nutritional status in the elderly

被引：68

作者：

Kuzuya, M ^{[1
]}

Kanda, S ^{[1
]}

Koike, T ^{[1
]}

Suzuki, Y ^{[1
]}

Iguchi, A ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Nagoya Univ, Grad Sch Med, Dept Geriatr, Showa Ku, Nagoya, Aichi 4668550, Japan

来源：

CLINICAL NUTRITION | 2005年 / 24卷 / 03期

关键词：

malnutrition; elderly; lymphocyte count; mini-nutritional assessment; nutritional assessment;

D O I：

10.1016/j.clnu.2005.01.003

中图分类号：

R15 [营养卫生、食品卫生]; TS201 [基础科学];

学科分类号：

100403 ;

摘要：

Background & aims: Malnutrition is a widespread but Largely unrecognized problem in aged people. Although absolute total lymphocyte count (TLC) has been proposed as a useful indicator of nutritional status, there is little evidence that low TLC levels reflect malnutrition in the elderly. To examine whether TLC is a suitable marker of malnutrition in the elderly. Methods: A total of 161 elderly subjects (44 mates and 117 females, mean age +/- SD: 77.9 +/- 7.4; range: 65-95 years) were enrolled from geriatric clinical settings. The participants were categorized according to severely tow, low, or normal TLC. Anthropometry measurements, serum albumin, total cholesterol levels, and total score on the mini-nutritional assessment (MNA) were determined. Results: There were no significant differences among the three TLC groups with regard to anthropometry measurements, serum albumin, total cholesterol levels, or MNA score. There was a significant negative correlation of TLC with age, but not with other nutritional markers. The clinical nutritional screening toot, MNA score, was well. correlated with all of the nutritional parameters used in the present study except for TLC. Conclusion: TLC is not a suitable marker of malnutrition in the elderly. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：427 / 432

页数：6

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