Table 2 Physical and health predictors of malnutrition risk indicator score (MNA®-SF)
Descriptive statisticsa | Malnutrition risk scoreb | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 234) | (MNA®-SF) | ||||
Total | Not at risk (n = 62) | At risk (n = 109) | Prevalence ratio (95% CI) | p value | |
Dental status n (%) | |||||
Dentate | 46 (19.7) | 13 (28.3) | 33 (71.7) | 1 | |
Edentulous | 51 (21.8) | 13 (25.5) | 38 (74.5) | 0.95 (0.84–1.07) | 0.384 |
Dental appliance | 137 (58.5) | 36 (26.3) | 101 (73.7) | 1.00 (0.91–1.09) | 0.956 |
Dysphagia risk | |||||
EAT-10 score (mean ± SD)c | 3.0 ± 5.8 | 1.4 ± 2.2 | 3.6 ± 6.5 | 0.98 (0.97–0.99) | < 0.0001** |
BMI | |||||
(mean ± SD) | 24.7 ± 5.3 | 27.4 ± 5.2 | 23.7 ± 5.0 | 1.02 (1.02–1.03) | < 0.0001** |
Muscle strength | |||||
Hand grip, kg (mean ± SD)d | 14.5 ± 7.0 | 16.0 ± 7.5 | 13.9 ± 6.7 | 1.01 (1.00–1.02) | 0.006** |
Requires help with ADL n (%) | |||||
No | 77 (32.9) | 25 (32.5) | 52 (67.5) | 1 | |
Yes | 157 (67.1) | 37 (23.6) | 120 (76.4) | 0.93 (0.86–1.00) | 0.061 |
Cognitive status | |||||
MoCA score (mean ± SD)e | 18.5 ± 5.8 | 20.3 ± 5.4 | 17.8 ± 5.8 | 1.01 (1.00–1.02) | 0.025** |
Number of medications | |||||
(mean ± SD) | 7.5 ± 4.4 | 7.1 ± 3.5 | 7.7 ± 4.6 | 1.00 (0.99–1.01) | 0.537 |
Number of comorbidities | |||||
(mean ± SD) | 5.7 ± 2.7 | 5.6 ± 2.9 | 5.7 ± 2.7 | 1.00 (0.98–1.02) | 0.683 |
Nutrition supplements n (%) | |||||
Takingf | 82 (35.0) | 25 (30.5) | 57 (69.5) | 1 | |
Not taking | 152 (65.0) | 37 (24.3) | 115 (75.7) | 0.95 (0.87–1.02) | 0.163 |