Table 3. Ordinal logistic regression of PG-SGA SF© final score >9 points in relation to the diagnosis of malnutritiona in patients with HNC evaluated in the BSCN (n = 353).
| Variables | Univariate | Multivariate | C-statistic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | p-value | OR (95% CI) | p-value | ||
| PG-SGA SF © final score >9 points | 25.40 (14.55–44.33) | <0.001 | 28.32 (15.98–50.17) | <0.001 | 0.872 |
| Adjusting factors | |||||
| Age >60 years | 0.23 (0.03–1.80) | 0.161 | 0.92 (0.57–1.50) | 0.751 | - |
| Sex male | 1.96 (1.20–3.21) | 0.007 | 2.90 (1.60–5.25) | <0.001 | - |
| Region South-East | 1.12 (1.31–2.84) | 0.009 | 1.92 (0.99–3.41) | 0.060 | - |
a
malnutrition diagnosed using the patient-generated subjective global assessment® (stages B or C, as polytomous outcome indicative of severity)
n = number of observations; OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; PG-SGA SF© = Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment short form