Background: Malnutrition is common, and is associated with adverse prognosis in patients with
heart failure (HF). The controlling nutritional status (CONUT) is used objective indexes
for evaluating nutritional status. We aimed to examine the ability of CONUT score
for predicting mortality. Methods and Results: We measured CONUT in consecutive 710 patients with HF. First, we examined clinical
background. In the multiple regression analysis to determine CONUT, age, the presence
of diabetes and anemia were independent predictor of COUNT. Second, in the Kaplan-Meier
analysis, all-cause mortality progressively increased from normal to mild, moderate
and severe disturbance groups (Figure). In the Cox proportional hazard analysis, CONUT
score was an independent predictor of all-cause mortality in HF patients (HR 1.127,
P < .001). Conclusion: CONUT score is useful for predicting mortality.
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