Geriatric nutritional risk index and adverse medical outcomes among Egyptian patients admitted to a geriatric hospital: a prospective cohort study

Table 5 Multivariable logistic regression Analysis of GNRI With different patient outcomes

Outcomes	High nutritional risk ^a			Low nutritional risk
Outcomes	AOR ^b	95% C.I.	P value	AOR	95% C.I.	P value
Bed sores	4.89	1.37 – 17.45	0.014	2.22	0.52 – 9.37	0.275
Healthcare-associated infections	3.18	1.48 – 6.83	0.003	2.23	0.99 – 5.09	0.051
Hospital mortality	4.41	1.04 – 18.59	0.043	1.69	0.31– 9.16	0.539
No improvement of the medical status after discharge	3.55	1.69 – 7.47	0.001	2.36	1.03 – 5.42	0.042
New medical conditions come up during follow up	4.99	2.59 – 9.61	<0.001	3.28	1.52 – 7.08	0.002
Hospital readmission	1.19	0.57 – 2.49	0.639	1.42	0.61 – 3.33	0.411
90-day mortality after discharge	1.56	0.65 – 3.70	0.313	2.47	0.92 – 6.63	0.072

Bold values indicate significant values
AOR Adjusted Odds Ratio, CI Confidence Interval, GNRI Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index
^aGeriatric Nutritional Risk Index threshold values: <92, high risk; 92 to 98, low risk; >98, no risk (reference category)
^bAll the models were adjusted for age, body mass index, presence of comorbidities, and hospital LOS

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