Gut microbiota disturbances in hospitalized older adults with malnutrition and clinical outcomes

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OBJECTIVE: Malnutrition is one of the most threatening conditions in geriatric populations. The gut microbiota has an important role in the host's metabolic and muscular health: however, its interplay with disease-related malnutrition is not well understood. We aimed to identify the association of malnutrition with the gut microbiota and predict clinical outcomes in hospitalized acutely ill older adults.

METHODS: We performed a secondary longitudinal analysis in 108 geriatric patients from a prospective cohort evaluated at admission and 72 h of hospitalization. We collected clinical, demographic, nutritional, and 16S rRNA gene-sequenced gut microbiota data. Microbiota diversity, overall composition, and differential abundance were calculated and compared between patients with and without malnutrition. Microbiota features associated with malnutrition were used to predict clinical outcomes.

RESULTS: Patients with malnutrition (51%) had a different microbiota composition compared to those who were well-nourished during hospitalization (ANOSIM R = 0.079, P = 0.003). Patients with severe malnutrition showed poorer α-diversity at admission (Shannon P = 0.012, Simpson P = 0.018) and follow-up (Shannon P = 0.023, Chao1 P = 0.008). Differential abundance of Lachnospiraceae NK4A136 group, Subdoligranulum, and Faecalibacterium prausnitzii were significantly lower and inversely associated with malnutrition, while Corynebacterium, Ruminococcaceae Incertae Sedis, and Fusobacterium were significantly increased and positively associated with malnutrition. Corynebacterium, Ruminococcaceae Incertae Sedis, and the overall composition were important predictors of critical care in patients with malnutrition during hospitalization.

CONCLUSION: Older adults with malnutrition, especially in a severe stage, may be subject to substantial gut microbial disturbances during hospitalization. The gut microbiota profile of patients with malnutrition might help us to predict worse clinical outcomes.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:122

Enthalten in:

Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) - 122(2024) vom: 12. Apr., Seite 112369

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Muñoz-Fernandez, Shirley S [VerfasserIn]
Garcez, Flavia B [VerfasserIn]
Alencar, Julio C G [VerfasserIn]
Bastos, Amália A [VerfasserIn]
Morley, John E [VerfasserIn]
Cederholm, Tommy [VerfasserIn]
Aprahamian, Ivan [VerfasserIn]
de Souza, Heraldo P [VerfasserIn]
Avelino-Silva, Thiago J [VerfasserIn]
Bindels, Laure B [VerfasserIn]
Ribeiro, Sandra M L [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acute disease
Critical care
GLIM criteria
Gut microbiota
Journal Article
Malnutrition
Older adults
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S

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Date Completed 15.04.2024

Date Revised 15.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.nut.2024.112369

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369126513