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Abnormal nutritional status (malnutrition or risk of malnutrition, MNA-SF \u226411) and probable sarcopenia (per modified EWGSOP2-based criteria) were assessed within 48\u2005h of admission, and patients were divided into a readmission group (59 cases) and a non-readmission group (185 cases) according to whether they were readmitted within 90 days after discharge.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The age of patients in the readmission group was significantly higher than that in the non-readmission group (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05), the Charlson Comorbidity Index was higher (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05), the level of C-reactive protein was higher (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05), and the serum albumin, handgrip strength and calf circumference were lower (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05). The overall prevalence of probable sarcopenia was 31.1%, and the prevalence of malnutrition (including risk) was 73.8%. Abnormal nutritional status was defined as MNA-SF \u226411 (combining at-risk and malnourished categories). The combined group analysis showed that the 90-day readmission rate of patients with abnormal nutritional status and probable sarcopenia (Group D) was the highest, reaching 47.8%, which was significantly higher than that of other groups (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that after adjusting for age, sex, comorbidities and inflammatory markers, the combined status was independently associated with higher odds of 90-day readmission (aOR=3.94, 95%CI: 1.73\u20138.96,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.001). The combined assessment model demonstrated moderate discriminative ability (AUC 0.724, 95% CI: 0.651\u20130.797), which was statistically significantly better than that of nutrition or probable sarcopenia assessment alone (DeLong\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this single-center retrospective cohort, the coexistence of abnormal nutritional status (MNA-SF \u226411) and probable sarcopenia was independently associated with higher odds of 90-day readmission in elderly hospitalized patients with multimorbidity. Larger prospective multicenter studies are needed to validate the combined assessment and determine whether targeted interventions reduce readmission.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fmed.2026.1862824","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,9]],"date-time":"2026-09-09T04:40:41Z","timestamp":1788928841000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["The prognostic value of combining MNA-SF nutritional status and probable sarcopenia for 90-day readmission in elderly inpatients with multimorbidity"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Jinhua","family":"Sun","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Nutrition, The Second People\u2019s Hospital of Hefei (Hefei Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University)","place":["Hefei, 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