Investigating demographic and geographic disparities in malnutrition and gastrointestinal cancer mortality among older adults in the United States: A comprehensive longitudinal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention WONDER analysis 1999–2020
After years of decline, mortality from malnutrition and GI cancers has sharply increased among older adults, with notable sex, racial, and regional disparities. These findings underscore the need for focused public health strategies to address these growing inequalities.
Authors
- Avinash Nankani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9527-7085)
- Muhammad Hamza Dawood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3598-2994)
- Saleha Azeem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1987-6048)
- Rahul Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3603-7572)
- Sunny Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2321-1439)
- Sohail Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5147-5458)
- Diksha Kajal
- Vikash Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2805-004X)
- Donald P. Kotler
- Miroslav Radulovic
Institutions
- Florida State University (US)
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine (US)
- Karachi Medical and Dental College (PK)
- King Edward Medical University (PK)
- Jacobi Medical Center (US)
- CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy (US)
- Civil Hospital Karachi (PK)
- Dow University of Health Sciences (PK)
- The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nutrition in Clinical Practice
- Published
- 2025-10-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ncp.70056
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.16