Table 3 Food behavior and comorbidities of the respondents categorized by nutritional status
Variables | Malnourished (n = 32)b | At risk of malnutrition (n = 73)b | Well-nourished (n = 20)b | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Avoid any kind of food items | 13 (40.6) | 25 (34.2) | 9 (45.0) | 0.641 |
Items avoided | ||||
 Highly oily foods | 10 (31.3) | 11 (15.1) | 5 (25.0) | 0.137a |
 Beef/Mutton | 8 (25.0) | 8 (11.0) | 3 (15.0) | 0.189a |
 Sugary foods | 8 (25.0) | 8 (11.0) | 4 (20.0) | 0.15a |
 Allergic foods | 5 (15.6) | 7 (9.6) | 3 (15.0) | 0.592a |
 Milk/Milk products | 3 (9.4) | 7 (9.6) | 3 (15.0) | 0.719a |
 Egg | 2 (6.3) | 5 (6.8) | 2 (10.0) | 0.792a |
Comorbidities | ||||
 Eye diseases | 22 (68.8) | 43 (58.9) | 11 (55.0) | 0.538 |
 Peptic ulcer disease | 20 (62.5) | 45 (61.6) | 10 (50.0) | 0.607 |
 Neurological diseases | 16 (50.0) | 25 (34.2) | 4 (20.0) | 0.08a |
 Hypertension | 15 (46.9) | 31 (42.5) | 9 (45.0) | 0.912 |
 Arthritis/Rheumatic diseases | 14 (43.8) | 39 (53.4) | 7 (35.0) | 0.294 |
 Stroke/Paralysis | 8 (25.0) | 8 (11.0) | 1 (5.0) | 0.1a |
 MI/Heart failure | 7 (21.9) | 15 (20.5) | 5 (25.0) | 0.911 |
 Diabetes | 6 (18.8) | 15 (20.5) | 4 (20.0) | 1.0a |
 COPD/Asthma/Chronic cough | 6 (18.8) | 10 (13.7) | 1 (5.0) | 0.408a |
 Chronic kidney diseases | 4 (12.5) | 8 (11.0) | 1 (5.0) | 0.845a |