Table 2 Associations between health status and nutritional status in elderly people

Physical disabilities number¹

mean (SD)

2.50 ± 1.08

2.34 ± 0.92

1.82 ± 0.83

Daily drug intake

  ≤ 3 drugs

2

11.4

86.6

 >4 drugs

4

37.5

58.5

Self-rated healthy

 not healthy

9.4

62.3

28.3

 not sure

5.4

40.5

54.1

 Like others

1.6

21.3

77

 Better than others

0.9

7.9

91.2

Chronic disease number

  < Three disease

3.1

19.8

77.1

  ≥ Three disease

10.8

36.4

52.8

Psychological problem

 None

–

7.1

92.9

 Stress

2.1

17.8

80.1

 insomnia

5.7

52.9

41.4

Smoking status

 Never

2.7

17.6

79.7

 Smoker

5.9

26.4

67.7

MMSE

 Low cognition

9.26

46.30

44.44

 Normal cognition

1.87

20.52

77.61

ADL

 Dependent

11.9

57.1

31

 Independent

1.8

20.9

77.3

IADL

 Dependent

14.3

60.7

25

 Moderate

6

47.8

46.3

 Independent

0.9

14.3

84.8

Frailty

 No

1.3

8.1

90.6

 Pre frail

4

37.3

58.7

 Frail

4.2

58.3

37.5