Summarized by Masters of Longevity from Frontiers - Health.
Reports a retrospective cohort finding that higher prognostic nutritional index values predict lower mortality in older patients with severe post-stroke swallowing dysfunction receiving nutritional support.
Key Takeaways
- Each 1-point higher PNI was associated with a 7% reduction in all-cause mortality after multivariable adjustment.
- Patients in the highest PNI tertile had a 75% lower mortality risk compared with the lowest tertile.
- PNI showed a higher 1-year time-dependent AUC than CAR and improved discrimination when added to a clinical baseline model.
