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. 2023 Sep 19;23:578. doi: 10.1186/s12877-023-04204-6

Table 2.

Comparison of nutritional and physical activity data at baseline and after 9 weeks, n = 21

Characteristic t0a t4b P-value
BMI kg/m2, mean (SD) 26.3 ± 3.8 27.3 ± 3.4 0.000
female, mean (SD) 25.3 (3.1) 26.4 (3.6)
male, mean (SD) 26.9 (4.1) 27.9 (3.2)
MNA-SF, mean (SD) 9.1 ± 2.1 11.1 ± 2.4 0.019
malnutrition, n (%) 5 (24) 2 (10)
risk for malnutrition, n (%) 13 (62) 8 (38)
normal, n (%) 3 (14) 11 (52)
SPPB, mean (SD) 9.1 ± 2.1 11.1 ± 2.4 0.019
0–3 points (very poor performance), n (%) 1 (5) 1 (5)
4–6 points (poor performance), n (%) 7 (33) 4 (19)
7–9 points (moderate performance), n (%) 10 (48) 9 (43)
10–12 points (good performance), n (%) 3 (14) 7 (33)
TUG Test in seconds, mean (SD) 16.0 (7.5) 15.5 (9.9) 0.013
TUG Test > 20 s 8 (38) 6 (29)

at0: baseline

bt4: baseline + 9 week

Abbreviations: BMI kg/m2: Body Mass Index kg/m2, MNA-SF: Mini Nutritional Assessment Short Form, SPPB: Short Physical Performance Battery, TUG: Timed “Up & Go”