Journal
NUTRITION
Volume 71, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2019.110606
Keywords
Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT) score; Ischemic stroke; Nutritional status; Poor outcome; Tooth loss
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- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science KAKENHI [17K17350, 17K17907, 18K10746]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [18K10746, 17K17350] Funding Source: KAKEN
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Objectives: Tooth loss, closely associated with malnutrition, increases the risk for cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to examine the link between tooth loss, nutritional status, and stroke outcomes. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 195 consecutive patients with acute ischemic stroke who were evaluated for tooth loss. Tooth loss was classified as mild or severe. Nutritional status was evaluated using the Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT) score. A poor neurologic outcome was defined as a score of 3 to 6 on the modified Rankin Scale at 3 mo post-stroke onset; a score of 0 to 2 was defined as a good outcome. Results: A significant correlation was observed between tooth loss and the CONUT score at admission (rho = 0.156; P = 0.034). Patients with poor outcomes had higher CONUT scores (P < 0.001) and a greater frequency of severe tooth loss (P= 0.025). On multivariate analysis, severe tooth loss (odds ratio [OR], 3.93; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.31-11.8) and the CONUT score (OR, 1.33; 95% CI, 1.02-1.74) were independently associated with poor stroke outcomes. Conclusions: Nutritional status was associated with tooth loss among patients with acute ischemic stroke. Severe tooth loss and a higher CONUT score were independently associated with poor stroke outcomes. (C) 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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