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. 2023 Sep 4;35(10):2257–2265. doi: 10.1007/s40520-023-02526-4

Table 4.

Unadjusted and adjusted association between clinical and functional parameters and malnutrition status identified by GLIM criteria

Characteristics Unadjusted Model 1 Model 2
OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
Age (years) 1.04 (1.02–1.05) 1.02 (1.01–1.03) 1.02 (1.01–1.03)
Gender (Male) 1.09 (0.83–1.43) 5.62 (3.62–8.71) 5.56 (3.53–8.74)
Loss of appetite 2.37 (1.79–3.12) 2.50 (1.75–3.58) 2.50 (1.73–3.62)
Dysgeusia 3.47 (2.59–4.65) 3.81 (2.19–6.64) 4.05 (2.30–7.21)
Myalgia 1.34 (1.01–1.78) 1.04 (0.66–1.65) 0.98 (0.61–1.56)
Joint pain 1.34 (1.01–1.78) 1.17 (0.75–1.82) 1.26 (0.80–1.98)
Smell disorders 2.50 (1.88–3.31) 0.91 (0.52–1.59) 0.84 (0.48–1.48)
Headache 1.30 (0.99–1.71) 1.09 (0.73–1.61) 1.12 (0.75–1.67)
Skin lesion 1.52 (1.03–2.25) 1.29 (0.77–2.16) 1.20 (0.70–2.03)
Severity of COVID-19
 Home 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference)
 Hospital-no O2 support 0.77 (0.48–1.26) 0.93 (0.51–1.70)
 Hospital-O2 support 0.60 (0.42–1.03) 0.73 (0.43–1.23)
 Hospital-high-flow O2 0.99 (0.56–1.78) 1.01 (0.57–1.80)
 Hospital-Invasive Ventilation 1.05 (0.87–2.38) 1.95 (0.87–4.38)

CI confidence interval, OR Odds ratio