Prevalence and Potentially Reversible Factors Associated With Anorexia Among Older Nursing Home Residents: Results from the ULISSE Project

The major finding is that potentially reversible causes, such as depression, pharmacologic therapies, and chewing problems, were strongly and independently associated with anorexia among frail older people living in nursing home. Furthermore, anorexia was associated with higher rate of mortality, independently of age and other clinical and functional variables.