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Table 2 Comparison results between the two groups for death within 1 year

From: Comparison of the adequacy of geriatric nutritional risk index with that of the mini nutritional assessment-short form and global leadership initiative on malnutrition criteria in assessing nutritional status to predict the 1-year prognosis of hospitalized Japanese older adults: a single-institutional cohort study

 

Survival

Death

P value

 

n = 275

n = 43

 

Age (y)

83.8 ± 7.7

87.3 ± 6.8

0.005

Sex: Women

205 (74.5)

27 (62.8)

0.138

Care level

 independent

109 (40.1)*

8 (19.0)*

0.003

 Support care

47 (17.3)

3 (7.1)

 

 1, 2

70 (25.7)†

19 (45.2)†

 

 ≧3

46 (16.9)

12 (28.6)

 

 Missing

3

1

 

Prehospital situation

 Home (Alone)

49 (18.0)*

3 (7.0)*

0.003

 Home (Others)

185 (67.8)

25 (58.1)

 

 Nursing home

39 (14.3)

15 (34.9)

 

 Missing

2

  

MNA-SF

9 (7- 10)

6 (5–9)

0.001

 well nourished

28 (10.2)

2 (4.7)

0.003

 At Risk

160 (58.2)*

16 (37.2)*

 

 malnourished

87 (31.6)†

25 (58.1)†

 

GNRI

 well nourished

172 (62.5)*

11 (25.6)*

 < 0.001

 mildly malnourished

46 (16.7)

3 (7.0)

 

 moderately malnourished

41 (14.9)†

17 (39.5)†

 

 severely malnourished

16 (5.8)‡

12 (27.9)‡

 

GLIM

 well nourished

28 (10.2)

2 (4.7)

0.011

 at-risk for malnutrition

130 (47.3)*

12 (27.9)*

 

 moderately malnourished

29 (10.5)

4 (9.3)

 

 severely malnourished

88 (32.0)†

25 (58.1)†

 

CCI (points)

 0

69 (25.1)*

3 (7.0)*

0.003

 1–2

141 (51.3)

20 (46.5)

 

 3–4

50 (18.2)†

14 (32.6)†

 

 ≧5

15 (5.5)‡

6 (14.0)‡

 

Basic ADL (points)

60 [ 30–85]

40 [ 15–55]

0.001

 Missing

28

2

 

BMI(kg/m2)

 Men

22.8 [ 20.7–24.8]

20.6 [16.9–22.7]

0.017

 Women

21.8 [ 19.6–24.2]

21.7 [ 17.8–24.5]

0.462

TSF (mm)

 Men

6.0 [ 4.0–10.0]

4.0 [ 2.0–9.0]

0.149

 Women

9.0 [ 6.0–13.0]

6.0 [ 3.5–11.0]

0.061

 Missing

29

5

 

CC (cm)

 Men

31.0 [ 28.7–34.2]

26.8 [25.1–31.9]

0.006

 Women

29.5 [ 27.5–31.5]

27.5 [ 24.4–30.7]

0.024

 Missing

28

3

 

Albumin (g/dL)

3.7 ± 0.5

3.1 ± 0.6

 < 0.001

BUN (mg/dL)

18.5 [ 15.0–22.9]

23.8 [ 16.8–35.2]

0.001

Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.75 [ 0.61–1.0]

0.93 [ 0.73–1.34]

0.002

Red blood cell (× 104/μL)

388 ± 65

351 ± 67

0.001

 Missing

2

  

Hemoglobin (g/dL)

12.0 ± 1.7

10.8 ± 2.0

 < 0.001

 Missing

2

  

CRP (mg/dL)

0.57 [ 0.10–3.10]

1.42 [ 0.22–6.31]

0.050

 Missing

9

3

 
  1. Data presented as number (percentage), mean ± SD or median [25th-75th percentile]
  2. Chi-squared and Fisher's exact tests for categorical data were performed
  3. T test or Mann–Whitney U test for continuous data were performed
  4. ADL Activity of daily living, BMI Body Mass Index, TSF Triceps skinfold thickness; CC Calf circumference, CCI Charlson comorbidity index, MNA-SF Mini nutritional assessment-Short form, GNRI Geriatric nutritional risk index, GLIM global leadership initiative on malnutrition, BUN Blood urea nitrogen, CRP C-reactive protein
  5. *, †, ‡Significant difference by adjusted residual analysis
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