Esther Baragaño-Rosales, María Daniela de la Fuente-Gámez, Alan Gamboa-Meza, Iván Armando Osuna-Padilla, Ivette Buendía-Roldán
{"title":"The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Spanish Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology (SEGG) body mass index classifications show moderate agreement but differ in identifying nutritional status and pulmonary function impairment in older adults.","authors":"Esther Baragaño-Rosales, María Daniela de la Fuente-Gámez, Alan Gamboa-Meza, Iván Armando Osuna-Padilla, Ivette Buendía-Roldán","doi":"10.20960/nh.06981","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20960/nh.06981","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Las clasificaciones del índice de masa corporal de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) y la Sociedad Española de Geriatría y Gerontología (SEGG) muestran concordancia moderada pero difieren en la identificación del estado nutricional y el deterioro de la función pulmonar en adultos mayores.</p>","PeriodicalId":19385,"journal":{"name":"Nutricion hospitalaria","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149228394","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[TIDieR: a guide to strengthening the transparency and reproducibility of nutritional intervention reporting].","authors":"Héctor Fuentes-Barria, Raúl Aguilera-Eguía","doi":"10.20960/nh.07080","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20960/nh.07080","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19385,"journal":{"name":"Nutricion hospitalaria","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149228441","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[CHEERS: a guide for reporting health economic evaluations].","authors":"Héctor Fuentes-Barria, Raúl Aguilera-Eguía","doi":"10.20960/nh.07077","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20960/nh.07077","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19385,"journal":{"name":"Nutricion hospitalaria","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149228409","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[The time for the handoff].","authors":"José Manuel Moreno Villares, Gabriel Olveira","doi":"10.20960/nh.07179","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20960/nh.07179","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19385,"journal":{"name":"Nutricion hospitalaria","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149195778","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Evidence of validity, reliability, and measurement invariance of the Eating-Related Eco-Concern Scale (EREC) among Mexican adults].","authors":"Sergio Alexis Dominguez Lara, Libertad Paredes-Díaz, Socorro Herrera-Meza, Yasna Palmeiro-Silva, Yolanda Campos-Uscanga","doi":"10.20960/nh.06749","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20960/nh.06749","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>environmental degradation has psychological consequences, including eco-anxiety, a growing concern that may influence eating behavior. Although the Eating-Related Eco-Concern Scale (EREC) has been validated in several countries, no validated version is currently available for Mexico. This study aimed to evaluate the validity and reliability of the EREC among Mexican adults.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>a total of 559 Mexican adults (51.7 % men; mean age = 29.3 years) completed the EREC, and a subsample also completed a measure of eating attitudes. Evidence of validity based on internal structure was examined through confirmatory factor analysis, and evidence based on relations with other variables was assessed through associations with eating attitudes. Reliability was estimated using Cronbach's alpha and McDonald's omega coefficients. Measurement invariance across sex and age groups was also examined.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>the EREC retained a unidimensional eight-item structure with satisfactory fit indices. Reliability was adequate (α and ω > 0.70), and positive associations with eating attitudes provided evidence of convergent validity. The scale demonstrated measurement invariance across sex and age groups.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>the Mexican EREC-8 is a valid and reliable instrument for assessing eating-related eco-concern among Mexican adults.</p>","PeriodicalId":19385,"journal":{"name":"Nutricion hospitalaria","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149195780","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Luis Enrique Orozco-Rivera, Sandra O Neill-Suárez, J Alejandro Nava-Martínez, Adriana Vergara-Espinosa, Marcela Hernández-Ortega, Marco Antonio Vargas-Hernández, Exsal M Albores-Méndez, Gabriela Gutiérrez-Salmeán
{"title":"Effects of a plant-based protein supplement on body composition and biochemical indicators in hemodialysis patients with malnutrition-inflammation complex syndrome (MICS) ‒ A crossover clinical trial.","authors":"Luis Enrique Orozco-Rivera, Sandra O Neill-Suárez, J Alejandro Nava-Martínez, Adriana Vergara-Espinosa, Marcela Hernández-Ortega, Marco Antonio Vargas-Hernández, Exsal M Albores-Méndez, Gabriela Gutiérrez-Salmeán","doi":"10.20960/nh.07028","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20960/nh.07028","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>malnutrition-inflammation complex syndrome (MICS) is a common entity in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who undergo hemodialysis (HD). Oral nutrition supplementation (ONS) is indicated in such conditions. Plant protein has been proven to not only help comply with nutritional requirements but also reduce inflammation, thus MICS' detrimental effects on nutritional status may be mitigated.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>we conducted a crossover trial evaluating the effects of a plant-based protein ONS on body composition and biochemical markers in CKD-HD patients with MICS. Each patient underwent a 12-week period with and without supplementation. Bioimpedance measurements (muscle and fat mass, water, phase angle) and biochemical indicators (serum proteins, lipid profile, electrolytes, and inflammatory markers) were assessed at baseline, three and six months.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>nineteen participants completed the trial. Supplementation resulted in attenuatnution of inflammatory markers, concomitant to significant muscle mass gain, correlating with intracellular water and phase angle improvement. Adipose tissue changes were non-significant although a decrease in visceral fat mass was observed. Calcium and phosphorus levels improved, as did serum proteins. HDL significantly increased.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>plant-based protein ONS improved nutrition status in hemodialysis patients with MICS. Positive results were not found during control (i.e., no supplementation) period.</p>","PeriodicalId":19385,"journal":{"name":"Nutricion hospitalaria","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149195729","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Analysis of the influence of physical activity on muscle mass in Montenegrin boys and girls during early adolescence: a national analysis with a regional review.","authors":"Marija Terzic, Marina Vukotic","doi":"10.20960/nh.06940","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20960/nh.06940","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>physical activity is one of the key factors in the development and maintenance of optimal health during childhood and adolescence.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>the aim of this research is to examine the influence of physical activity on the percentage of muscle mass in body composition.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>the sample of respondents consisted of 2000 children of early adolescent age, of which 1028 were boys (11.75 ± 0.33 years) and 972 were girls (11.72 ± 0.31 years), which is about 26 % of the total population of that age in Montenegro. The variables used for this research are: percentage of muscle mass (AMM) and level of physical activity (PAQ-C). In order to identify differences between subsamples in relation to gender and region, one-factor analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used. For variables where significant differences were found (p < 0.05), the LSD (Least Significant Difference) post hoc test was performed for additional analysis of pairs of groups. A t-test was also used to identify statistically significant differences between the two groups of respondents.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>the research results show that there are statistically significant differences in the values of AMM and PAQ-C among children from different regions of Montenegro and between the sexes. The analysis shows a connection between physical activity and muscle mass -- children who are more active have a higher percentage of muscle.</p>","PeriodicalId":19385,"journal":{"name":"Nutricion hospitalaria","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149195693","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Letai Li, Long Li, Shiying Ye, Aolin Zhang, Yutong Chen, Jiajie Leng, Yingjiu Jiang, Tingting Chen, Mengjun Bie
{"title":"Novel composite renal indicators outperform traditional markers in identifying type 2 diabetes risk in middle-aged and older Chinese adults.","authors":"Letai Li, Long Li, Shiying Ye, Aolin Zhang, Yutong Chen, Jiajie Leng, Yingjiu Jiang, Tingting Chen, Mengjun Bie","doi":"10.20960/nh.06999","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20960/nh.06999","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>the rising coexistence of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) poses a major health challenge. Traditional renal biomarkers have limitations in characterizing renal-metabolic alterations associated with prevalent T2DM. This study evaluated composite renal indicators and their associations with prevalent T2DM in middle-aged and older Chinese adults.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>we conducted a cross-sectional analysis using data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS, 2015 wave, n = 8,841). We compared the associations of eight renal-related indicators-including estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), the difference between cystatin C- and creatinine-based eGFR (eGFR-diff), creatinine clearance rate (CCR), serum uric acid-to-creatinine ratio (SUA/Scr), and uric acid-to-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (UHR)-with prevalent T2DM using multivariable logistic regression. Discriminatory ability was assessed using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>in the fully adjusted model, UHR demonstrated the strongest association with prevalent T2DM (OR = 1.35 per interquartile range [IQR] increase; p < 0.001), followed by CCR (OR = 1.15 per IQR; p = 0.004) and eGFR-diff (OR = 1.15 per IQR; p < 0.001). SUA/Scr showed a non-linear J-shaped relationship. UHR had the highest discriminatory ability (AUC = 0.58), showing a slightly higher AUC than eGFR-diff (0.55) and traditional eGFR (0.53).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>in this cross-sectional study, composite renal indicators-particularly UHR, eGFR-diff, and CCR-showed stronger associations with prevalent T2DM than traditional markers. However, the modest AUCs of all individual indicators suggest they are insufficient as standalone screening tools. These findings support further investigation into the potential role of simple renal-metabolic indices as part of a broader T2DM risk assessment framework for older Chinese adults.</p>","PeriodicalId":19385,"journal":{"name":"Nutricion hospitalaria","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149194577","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Nutritional status and cardiovascular risk in pediatric cancer survivors ‒ A systematic review].","authors":"Emilio Jarquín Rosas","doi":"10.20960/nh.07017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20960/nh.07017","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>the increase in pediatric cancer survival has led to a growing population of survivors at higher risk of developing long-term cardiovascular complications, in which nutritional status has emerged as a potential modulator of cardiometabolic risk.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>to systematically and critically analyze the available scientific evidence on the relationship between nutritional status and the occurrence of adverse cardiovascular events in pediatric cancer survivors.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>a systematic literature review was conducted through a structured search in scientific databases, applying predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data were extracted and analyzed using descriptive and comparative approaches.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>findings indicate that survivors present an increased risk of cardiovascular complications primarily associated with exposure to cardiotoxic therapies. Additionally, both undernutrition and overweight/obesity were identified as factors related to a higher risk of cardiotoxicity and cardiometabolic alterations, including dyslipidemia, hypertension, and insulin resistance. Evidence regarding nutritional interventions remains limited and heterogeneous.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>nutritional status plays a relevant role in the development of cardiovascular complications in this population. Its integration into long-term follow-up care could contribute to the prevention of adverse events and to improving the quality of life of pediatric cancer survivors.</p>","PeriodicalId":19385,"journal":{"name":"Nutricion hospitalaria","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149195784","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}