Table 1.
General characteristics of the study population (n = 98) according to the nutritional status
| Nutritional status | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | M/RM | WN | P-valued | ||
| Category | 100.0% (98) | 22.4% (22) | 77.6% (76) | ||
| Sex a | Female | 67.3 (66) | 90.9 (20) c | 60.5 (46) | 0.007 |
| Male | 32.7 (32) | 9.1 (2) c | 39.5 (30) | ||
| Age, years b | - | 84.1 ± 6.7 | 82.2 ± 6.3 | 84.7 ± 6.7 | 0.120 |
| Retirement age, years b | - | 59.4 ± 8.4 | 57.5 ± 9.2 | 60.0 ± 8.1 | 0.220 |
| Civil status a | Married | 22.4 (22) | 13.6 (3) | 25.0 (19) | 0.064 |
| Unmarried | 9.2 (9) | 9.1 (2) | 9.2 (7) | ||
| Widower Separated/divorced | 63.3 (62) | 68.2 (15) | 61.8 (47) | ||
| Unmarried partner | 2.0 (2) | 9.1 (2) | - | ||
| 3.1 (3) | - | 3.9 (3) | |||
| Institutionalization a | Day care centre | 46.9 (46) | 50.0 (11) | 46.1 (35) | 0.744 |
| Nursing home | 53.1 (52) | 50.0 (11) | 53.9 (41) | ||
| Living with a | Alone | 55.1 (54) | 50.0 (11) | 56.6 (43) | 0.682 |
| Spouse | 7.1 (7) | 4.5 (1) | 7.9 (6) | ||
| Family | 2.0 (2) | - | 2.6 (2) | ||
| Children | 11.2 (11) | 18.2 (4) | 9.2 (7) | ||
| Others | 24.5 (24) | 27.3 (6) | 23.7 (18) | ||
| Education level a | < High school | 100.0 (98) | 100.0 (22) | 100.0 (76) | - |
| High school or higher | - | - | - | ||
| Income level a | Dk/Da | 21.4 (21) | 40.9 (9) c | 15.8 (12) | 0.022 |
| < 350€ | 36.7 (36) | 40.9 (9) | 35.5 (27) | ||
| 350–550€ | 32.7 (32) | 18.2 (4) | 36.8 (28) | ||
| 550–750€ | 9.2 (9) | - | 11.8 (9) | ||
aValues expressed as % (n). p-values of Chi-square analysis
bValues expressed as the mean ± standard deviation. p-values of t test analysis. M/RM malnourished or at risk of malnutrition, WN well-nourished, Dk Do not know, Da Do not answer. p-value < 0.05
cvs. WN subgroup
dp-value of χ2 test or t test