Association between body mass index and mortality in geriatric outpatients

Purpose: The aim of this study was evaluated the association between geriatric-specific body mass index (BMI) categories and all-cause mortality within 60 months in older outpatients undergoing comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA), and the distribution of frailty, malnutrition, and probable sarcopenia across categories.Materials and Methods: This retrospective cohort study included 915 consecutive outpatients aged ≥65 years at a tertiary geriatric clinic. Geriatric-specific BMI categories were underweight (