Variable | Normal nutrition, n = 58 | Malnourished, n = 118 | at risk of malnutrition, n = 72 | p-value |
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Anthropometric measures: | ||||
BMI categories, n (%) | ||||
Underweight | 0 (0.0) | 36 (30.5) | 40 (55.6) | |
Within normal | 6 (10.5) | 17 (14.4 | 5 (6.9) | < 0.001 |
Overweight | 26 (45.6) | 30 (25.4) | 9 (12.5) | |
Obese | 25 (43.9) | 35 (29.7) | 18 (25.0) | |
Calf circumference, n (%) | ||||
< 31 cm | 7 (12.1) | 47 (39.8) | 41 (56.9) | < 0.001 |
> 31 cm | 51 (87.9) | 71 (60.2) | 31 (43.1) | |
Clinical characteristics | ||||
Chronic illnesses, n (%) | 52 (89.1) | 96 (81.4) | 62 (86.1) | 0.651 |
Diabetes Mellitus, n (%) | ||||
Yes | 42 (72.4) | 60 (508) | 41 (56.9) | 0.107 |
No | 16 (27.6) | 58 (49.2) | 31 (43.1) | |
Albumin, mean (SD) | 34.5 (5.5) | 29.6 (7.1) | 25.9 (8.3) | < 0.001 |
Hemoglobin, mean (SD) | 12.1 (1.3) | 11.0 (1.8) | 9.7 (1.3) | < 0.001 |
Lymphocytes mean (SD) | 2.2 (0.85) | 1.9 (0.88) | 1.5 (0.94) | < 0.001 |
Food intake, n (%) | ||||
Severe decrease in food intake | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.7) | 33 (45.8) | |
Moderate decrease in food intake | 7 (12.1) | 64 (54.2) | 23 (31.9) | < 0.001 |
No decrease in food intake | 51 (87.9) | 52 (44.1) | 16 (22.3) | |
Mobility and walking ability, n(%) | ||||
Can walk without assistance | 46 (79.3) | 86 (72.9) | 24 (33.3) | |
Can walk but with assistance | 7 (12.1) | 14 (11.8) | 8 (11.2) | |
Moves with a wheelchair | 5 (8.6) | 8 (6.8) | 7 (9.7) | < 0.001 |
Bedbound | 0 (0.0) | 10 (8.5) | 33 (45.8) | |
Readmission, n (%) | ||||
No | 45 (77.6) | 90 (67.3) | 14 (19.4) | |
Once | 11 (19.0) | 28 (23.7) | 22 (30.6) | < 0.001 |
Twice or more | 2 (3.4) | 0 (0.0) | 36 (50.0) | |
Length of stay, median (IQR) | 4.5 (3-6) | 5 (4-7) | 12.5 (9-17) | < 0.001 |