THE RELATIONSHIP OF COVID-19 MORTALITY AND PROGNOSTIC NUTRITIONAL INDEX IN GERIATRIC POPULATION

Authors : Atacan Aras, Kamile Silay, Güneş Arık, Mercan Taştemur, İhsan Ateş, Rana Tuna Doğrul, Hande Selvi Öztorun, Erhan Özenç, Hilal Heybeli

Pages : 407-417

Doi:10.25279/sak.1163623

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Publication Date : 2024-12-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Introduction: We aimed to investigate the effect of Prognostic nutritional index (PNI) on prognosis and mortality among elderly patients with COVID-19 infection. Methods: 401 patients included in the study, all of them were over 65 years old. PNI was compared with laboratory and demographic data. Results: Analysis was made of 401 patients, comprising 181 (45%) females and median age of 75.8±7.7 years. Three hundred and two (75.4%) patients were in the recovered group. Mean PNI value was 41.9±5.9 in the recovered group and 36.9±7 in the exitus group (p<0.001). According to multivariate logistic regression analysis, advanced age, high maximum ferritin level, high maximum IL-6 level and PNI<40 were identified as independent risk factors predicting exitus in COVID-19 patients. Conclusion: Prognostic models which including PNI scoring system, have been found to be useful in assessing the progression of COVID-19 and enhancing patient monitoring. Since all the patients included in our study were in the geriatric age group, the data we obtained may guide the course of COVID-19 infection, especially in patients in this age group.
Keywords : Beslenme, Ölüm, SARS-COV-2, Yaşlı, Geriatri