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Table 1 Socio-demographic and anthropometrics characteristics of subjects according to sex

From: Validity of the portuguese version of the mini nutritional assessment in brazilian elderly

  

Men

Women

Total

p-value

  

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

 

Age

 

<70

53 (37.9)

53 (26.0)

106 (30.8)

0.013*

 

> = 70

87 (62.1)

151 (79.0)

238 (69.2)

 

Marital status

 

Married

14 (10.0)

11 (5.4)

25 (7.3)

0.081

 

Not married

126 (90.0)

193 (94.6)

319 (92.7)

 

Years of Education

 

<=4

70 (50.0)

138 (67.6)

208 (60.5)

0.001*

 

>4

70 (50.0)

66 (32.4)

136 (39.5)

 

Income

 

<2 minimum wage

98 (90.7)

136 (88.9)

234 (89.7)

0.384

 

2+ minimum wage

10 (9.3)

17 (11.1)

27 (10.3)

 

MNA

 

Malnutrition

8 (6.6)

17 (9.4)

25 (8.3)

0.242

 

At risk of malnutrition

72 (59.0)

96 (53.3)

168 (55.6)

0.246

 

Well nourished

42 (34.4)

67 (37.2)

109 (36.1)

 

BMI

 

Underweigth

54 (38.6)

54 (26.5)

108 (31.4)

0.012*

 

Normal

86 (61.4)

150 (73.5)

236 (98.6)

 

MAC

 

Underweigth

8 (5.7)

24 (11.8)

32 (9.3)

0.041*

 

Normal

132 (94.3)

180 (88.2)

312 (90.7)

 

CC

 

Underweigth

22 (17.9)

56 (29.8)

78 (25.1)

0.012*

 

Normal

101 (82.1)

132 (70.2)

233 (74.9)

 

PBF

 

Underweigth

29 (24.4)

50 (27.3)

79 (26.2)

0.333

 

Normal

90 (75.6)

133 (72.7)

233 (73.8)

 
  1. MNA mini nutritional assessment, BMI body mass index, MAC mid-arm circumference, CC calf circumference, PBF percentage of body fat
  2. * p < 0.05, significance level difference between sex (ANOVA)