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Simple anthropometric variables, such as weight in relation to height, the circumference of the midupper arm, and triceps skin fold thickness, have been used to assess nutritional status in patients with hip fracture and have proved to be predictors of mortality and length of stay in hospital.2 3 Malnourished patients receiving supplemental oral or enteral nutrition have shown fewer complications, a shorter stay in hospital and lower mortality.2 3 4 5 For example, patients receiving an oral supplement of 250 ml daily in one study had a median hospital stay of 40 days, compared with
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