Global prevalence of anorexia and appetite loss among older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
The high prevalence of anorexia/appetite loss warrants attention. Further studies should explore a broader array of sociodemographic and biopsychosocial factors to enhance understanding of anorexia/appetite loss and guide targeted interventions.
Authors
- Yi‐Qing Ni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1527-7777)
- Meihong Shi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4349-7163)
- Xueqin Xia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6309-5152)
- Hongxiu Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8235-5646)
- Yuan Yuan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1074-8667)
- Qian Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3461-1323)
- Wenjie Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5285-8939)
- Shuang Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6828-5925)
- Yan Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0632-8798)
- Wanlin Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0525-657X)
Institutions
- Army Medical University (CN)
- Sichuan University (CN)
- Southwest Medical University (CN)
- Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University (CN)
- West China Hospital of Sichuan University (CN)
- Daping Hospital (CN)
- The Affiliated Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University (CN)
- Seventh People's Hospital of Shanghai (CN)
- Wuxi Institute of Technology (CN)
- Chongqing Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Age and Ageing
- Published
- 2025-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afaf249
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00