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Table 3 Predictors of malnutrition among geriatric inpatients

From: Prevalence of malnutrition and associated factors among hospitalized elderly patients in King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

 

p

Odds Ratio

95% C.I. for Odds Ratio

Lower

Upper

BMI

0.000

0.146

0.071

0.287

Calf Circumference

0.016

1.837

1.132

3.072

Mobility

0.002

0.056

0.010

0.346

Food intake

0.000

0.077

0.027

0.219

Living arrangements

0.082

4.856

0.457

4.149

Constant

0.000

9.548

  

Cox & Snell R Square = 0.427

Nagelkerke R Square = 0.643

  1. Binary logistic regression was used (enter method)
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