SUN-P034 HANDGRIP STRENGTH, MINI NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT AND SWALLOWING FINDINGS IN THE ELDERLY WITHOUT SWALLOWING COMPLAINTS T. M. De Almeida 1 , G. Mendonça 2 , A. S. Monteiro 3 , A. C. Fernanda 3 , C. Kovacs 3 , A. M. Kambara 2 , C. D. Magnoni 3 , A. M. R. Sousa 4 . 1 SLP Therapy Department, 2 Department of Radiology, 3 Department of Nutrition, 4 Clinical Management, Dante Pazzanese Institute of Cardiology, São Paulo, Brazil Rationale: Primary sarcopenia has been considered an inde- pendent risk factor in dysphagia in elderly individuals; thus, the objective of the study was to evaluate the strength of handgrip, conduct nutritional screening and assess swallowing in the elderly without swallowing complaints. Methods: The study is prospective, descriptive;included elderly individuals 60–79 years without swallowing complaints while excluding those with neurological disorders, cognitive deficits and/or head and neck sequela. Nutritional risk evaluation was carried out through mini nutritional assessment (MNA), assessment of handgrip strength through isokinetic dynamometer and assessment of swallowing by videofluoro- scopy, which included thin, nectar-thick, honey-thick, pudding-thick, soft solid and dry solid consistencies. Results: We evaluated 15 elderly individuals (12 male, 3 female) with a mean age of 69.26 years. As for MNA values, 13.3% of the elderly showed risk of malnutrition and 1 individual (6.6%) was considered malnourished. The mean hand grip strength found was 29.53 kg/f for the right and 25.5 kg/f for the left. Swallowing deficits found included: chewing (20%), reduction of oral ejection force (33.3%), posterior escape (100%), and residue found after swallowing in the tongue region (40%), vallecula (53.3%), pyriform sinus (6.6%) and pharynx (26.6%). In relation to aspiration risk, 13.3% had penetration (entry of food to the vocal fold region) with liquid consistency. Regarding the esophageal phase, 13.3% of the elderly showed tertiary waves and delayed gastric emptying. Conclusion: Dysphagia in the elderly with risk of aspiration may be related to primary sarcopenia. The study continues this line of research with a control group of another age group to perform correlations. Disclosure of Interest: None declared SUN-P035 SCREENING FOR SARCOPENIA AND SARCOPENIC OBESITY IN SCOTTISH COMMUNITY-DWELLERS >65 YEARS C. Theodorakopoulos 1 , E. Bannerman 2 , J. Jones 1 , C. A. Greig 3 . 1 Dietetics Nutrition & Biological Sciences, Queen Margaret University Edinburgh, Musselburgh, 2 School of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, 3 School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom Rationale: Sarcopenia, obesity and sarcopenic obesity (SO) are recognised as major public health concerns affecting older adults’ health and quality of life, however identifying and managing these conditions can be challenging due to a plethora of different definition criteria [1], [2]. This study aimed to screen for sarcopenia, obesity and SO, in independent-living older Scottish adults using two different criteria. Methods: Dual frequency bioelectrical impedance analysis was used to estimate body composition, hand grip dynamo- metry to measure strength. Sarcopenia was defined: skeletal muscle index <6.76 kg*m -2 (f) and <10.76 kg*m -2 (m) and handgrip strength <20 kg (f ) and <30 kg (m) [1]; Obesity a) BMI > 30 kg*m -2 or b) percent body fat >40% (f) and >28% (m) [3]. Results: One hundred and eight people, median (IQR) age 70 (67, 75) years and BMI 26.9 (24.0, 31.0) kg*m -2 participated. Sixty-three percent (raised %BF) vs 27.8% (BMI > 3 g*m -2 ) were classed as obese; 12% were SO (%BF) vs 4.6% SO (BMI > 30 kg*m 2 ) (Table 1). Table 1: Sarcopenia, Obesity and Sarcopenic Obesity in Scottish older adults Men n = 29 (%) Women n = 79 (%) All n = 108 (%) Sarcopenic 4 (13.8) 12 (15.2) 16 (14.8) Obese (%BF) 12 (41.4) 56 (70.9) 67 (63.0) Obese (BMI) 2 (24.1) 23 (29.1) 29 (27.8) SO (%BF) 2 (6.9) 11 (13.9) 13 (12.0) SO (BMI) 0 (0) 5 (6.3) 5 (4.6) Conclusion: BMI underestimates body fat in older adults and thus underestimates SO. Sarcopenia and SO may be higher in Scottish adults >65 y than other UK studies (sarcopenia 4.6– 0.9%) [4] and European countries (SO 0–2.3%) [5]. References [1] Cruz-Jentoft AJ, Baeyens JP, Bauer JM et al. (2010) Age Ageing, 39 (4), 412–23. [2] Prado CMM, Wells JCK, Smith SR et al. (2012) Clinical Nutrition, 31 (5), 583–601. [3] Baumgartner RN, Wayne SJ, Waters DL et al. (2004) Obes Res, 12 (12), 1995–2004. [4] Patel HP, Syddall HE, Jameson K et al. (2013) Age and Ageing, 42(3), 378–384. [5] Kemmler W, von Stengel S, Engelke K et al. (2016) Osteoporos Int, 27(1), 275–281. Disclosure of Interest: None declared SUN-P036 NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND HEALTH-RELATED QUALITYOF LIFE IN ACUTE GERIATRIC PATIENTS E. L. Jacobsen 1 , T. Brovold 1 , A. Bergland 1 , A. Bye 2,3 . 1 Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, 2 Department of Health, Nutrition and Management, Faculty of Health Sciences, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, 3 Regional Centre for Excellence in Palliative Care, Department of Oncology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway Rationale: Malnutrition is a frequent phenomenon observed in elderly patients. Some studies suggest that nutritional status affects health-related quality of life (HRQoL). This relationship has not been thoroughly examined in acute geriatric (AG) patients. The aim of this study was therefore to investigate the associations between nutritional status and HRQoL in a group of AG patients. Methods: One hundred and twenty patients >65 years admitted to the AG ward of two different hospitals were included in this cross-sectional study. Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) was used to measure nutritional status, MNA scores <17 indicated malnutrition and 17–23.5 risk of malnutrition. HRQoL was assessed using Short Form 36, version 2(SF-36v2). A multiple Geriatrics 1 S57