Table 1.
General characteristics of study participants according to their nutritional status.
| MNA-SF | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | All n = 166 |
Well-Nourished n = 138 |
At Risk of Malnutrition or Malnourished n = 28 |
p-Value |
| Age | 66 (8) | 66 (8) | 67 (9) | 0.416 |
| Gender | 0.440 | |||
| Male | 70 (42.2%) | 63 (45.7%) | 7 (25%) | |
| Female | 96 (57.8%) | 75 (54.3%) | 21(75%) | |
| Academic level | 0.010 | |||
| Illiterate | 63 (38.0%) | 48 (34.8%) | 15 (53.6%) | |
| School | 53 (31.9%) | 41 (29.7%) | 12 (42.9%) | |
| Diploma or bachelor | 46 (27.7%) | 45 (32.6%) | 1 (3.6%) | |
| Postgraduate | 4 (2.4%) | 4 (2.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| Marital status | 0.328 | |||
| Single | 3 (1.8%) | 2 (1.4%) | 1 (3.6%) | |
| Married | 113 (68.1%) | 98 (71.0%) | 15 (53.6%) | |
| Divorced | 13 (7.8%) | 10 (7.2%) | 3 (10.7%) | |
| Widowed | 37 (22.3%) | 28 (20.3%) | 9 (32.1%) | |
| Monthly income | 0.220 | |||
| <3000 SR | 63 (38.0%) | 51 (37.0%) | 12 (42.9%) | |
| 3000–5999 SR | 37 (22.3%) | 26 (18.8%) | 11(39.3%) | |
| 6000–10,000 SR | 21 (12.7%) | 18 (13.0%) | 3 (10.7%) | |
| >10,000 SR | 45 (27.1%) | 43 (31.2%) | 2 (7.1%) | |
| Older adults have a disease | 161 (97.0%) | 133 (96.4%) | 28 (100%) | 0.590 |
| Older adults on medication | 159 (95.8%) | 132 (95.7%) | 27 (96.4%) | 1.000 |
| Comorbidities | ||||
| Hypercholesterolemia | 43 (25.9%) | 34 (24.6%) | 9 (32.1%) | 0.409 |
| CVD | 17 (10.2%) | 12 (8.7%) | 5 (17.9%) | 0.170 |
| HTN | 115 (69.3%) | 93 (67.4%) | 22 (78.6%) | 0.242 |
| Osteoporosis | 43 (25.9%) | 29 (21%) | 14 (50%) | 0.001 |
| DM | 119 (71.7%) | 98 (71%) | 21 (75%) | 0.670 |
| Other | 75 (45.2%) | 59 (42.8%) | 16 (57.1%) | 0.163 |
| Number of comorbidities | 0.071 | |||
| None | 4 (2.4%) | 4 (2.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| One | 36 (21.7%) | 34 (24.6%) | 2 (7.1%) | |
| Two | 47 (28.3%) | 40 (29%) | 7 (25%) | |
| Three | 41 (24.7%) | 34 (24.6%) | 7 (25%) | |
| Four | 31 (18.7%) | 21(15.2%) | 10 (35.7%) | |
| Five or more | 7 (4.2%) | 5 (3.6%) | 2 (7.1%) | |
MNA-SF—Mini Nutritional Assessment short-form; HTN—hypertension; CVD—cardiovascular disease; DM—diabetes mellitus. For age, data are presented as median and IQR. Other variables are presented as frequencies and percentages. Significance at p-value < 0.05.