The increase in serum IP-10 levels observed during the current study, along with the deterioration of the nutritional status as expressed by the MNA score, may be related to malnutrition, with chronic inflammation at its root (Figure 2j) and IP-10 levels above 250 pg/mL may indicate poor nutritional status of the studied senile inpatients. This evidence concerns the gene CXCL10 and malnutrition.