Shedding Light on Nutritional Status of Karachi’s Elderly: A Cross Sectional Study

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5.6% of elderly participants in Karachi were malnourished, and 30.6% were identified as at risk, indicating a significant public health issue.
Women had a higher malnutrition rate of 10.5%, while 35.3% of men were at risk, pointing to gender disparities in nutritional health.
The study used clinical assessments like anthropometric measurements and the Nestlé Mini Nutritional Assessment to evaluate nutritional status.
Targeted nutritional interventions are urgently needed to address malnutrition among Karachi's elderly population.

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Cross-sectional study reveals malnutrition risk of 30.6% in Karachi elderly, highlighting key health interventions needed.

Abbasi et al. (2025) studied this question.

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