PP182-SUN NUTRITIONDAY – INFANTS AND TODDLERS IN CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL ZAGREB

nutritional risk, 84 (65.4%) were men, and mean age was 66 years. Of the screened patients, 59 (56.6%) were overweight or obese according to their body mass index (BMI > 25). 8 (6.2%) were underweight (BMI < 20.5), 29 (22.5%) had lost weight during the last few weeks and 27 (20.9%) had a reduced food intake. 46 (35.7%) of the patients were seriously ill. 28 (22%) of the screened patients were at nutritional risk. Conclusion: At least 1 in 5 patients admitted to the Department of Cardiology was at nutritional risk. More than half of the screened patients were overweight or obese. The most frequent cause of nutritional risk for the study population was not according to recent dietary intake, but the increased stress metabolism. There are no other valid physiological tests for early identification of overweight and obese patients at nutritional risk. Routine screening for nutritional risk among patients group with high BMI’s is highly recommended.