Associação entre risco nutricional e risco de sarcopenia com complicações clínicas da covid-19 em idosos hospitalizados

Abstract

Objectives: associating nutritional and sarcopenia risk with clinical complications and outcomes in hospitalized elderly patients diagnosed with COVID-19. Methods: Longitudinal retrospective cohort study. Elderly individuals diagnosed with COVID-19, who lived in Alagoas State and who were hospitalized for COVID-19 treatment were included in the study. Results: In total, 127 patients were followed up until clinical outcome. Patients’ mean age was 71.25 ±8.06 years. Sarcopenia risk was diagnosed in 63.8% of the sample, whereas nutritional risk was observed in 72% of them. Elderly individuals with sarcopenia risk were 5 times more likely to be hospitalized in ICUs, 4 times more likely to require mechanical ventilation, and 5 times more likely to die. Discussion: Sarcopenia risk was a risk factor for death, hospitalization in ICU, and for mechanical ventilation. Nutritional risk was a risk factor for death.