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Impact of Body Mass Index on Activities of Daily Living in Inpatients with Acute Heart Failure

Objectives To investigate the impact of body mass index on activities of daily living in inpatients with acute heart failure. Design A retrospective cohort study. Setting A hospital-based database contains Diagnosis Procedure Combination survey data from 100 participating acute-care hospitals. Parti...

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Published in:The Journal of nutrition, health & aging health & aging, 2019-02, Vol.23 (2), p.151-156
Main Authors: Wakabayashi, Hidetaka, Maeda, K., Nishioka, S., Shamoto, H., Momosaki, R.
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Language:English
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Summary:Objectives To investigate the impact of body mass index on activities of daily living in inpatients with acute heart failure. Design A retrospective cohort study. Setting A hospital-based database contains Diagnosis Procedure Combination survey data from 100 participating acute-care hospitals. Participants 11,301 inpatients aged 20 year or older who were admitted to the participating hospitals with a diagnosis of acute heart failure. Measurements The Barthel Index score at discharge and hospital death. Results The number of patients with a body mass index of
ISSN:1279-7707
1760-4788
DOI:10.1007/s12603-018-1111-8