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Table 1 Anthropometry and body mass index

From: Nutritional status among older residents with dementia in open versus special care units in municipal nursing homes: an observational study

Parameter

Open units n = 194

Special care units n = 164

1Height (m)

1.59 ± 0.09

1.60 ± 0.09

Weight (kg)

61.0 ± 13.4

61.5 ± 14.2

Body mass index (kg/m2)

24.0 ± 4.5

24.0 ± 4.9

2Body mass index (kg/m2) categories

   • Body mass index < 18.5

9.9

12.6

   • Body mass index 18.5–25

53.0

51.6

   • Body mass index 25–30

27.2

26.4

   • Body mass index > 30

9.9

9.4

  1. 1Values are mean ± SD. 2Values are %. No differences (p > 0.05) between residents in open versus special care units were detected for any of the parameters.