Abstract
Rationale: Older people(over 65 years) and oldest-old people(over 80 years) categorize respectively in WHO definition, and ESPEN geriatrics guideline say 30kcal/kg is appropriate calorie for older people including oldest-old people adjusting for individual conditions. In our study, age was related to nutritional improvement at discharge that oldest-old inpatient group’s nutritional improvement rate was significantly lower than that of older inpatient group. (P=0.00722, chi-square test) Japan's aging rate is the highest in the world,hence we need to consider whether to do another nutritional management for oldest-old patients or not.
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