Table 3.

Factors related to the malnutrition status in elderlies living in the nursing homes: Multivariate analysis.

	OR	CI 95% for OR	p Valuea
PPN score	1.87	1.79−1.95	0.003
Age	1.02	0.97−1.07	0.38
SBP	1.09	1.03−1.16	0.003
DBP	0.94	0.86−1.03	0.83
Gender
Male	Ref	‐	‐
Female	1.23	0.33−4.58	0.74
Insurance
No	Ref	‐	‐
Yes	0.58	0.43−4.23	0.27
Cardiovascular disease
No	Ref	‐	‐
yes	1.09	0.27−4.38	0.34
Neurologic drug use
No	Ref	‐	‐
Yes	3.18	0.96−10.50	0.05
Kidney disorders
No	Ref	‐	‐
Yes	1.97	0.02−132.04	0.81
Cancer
No	Ref	‐	‐
Yes	4.98	0.07−32.54	0.40
Physical disability
No	Ref	‐	‐
Yes	2.39	0.44−12.88	0.30
GI problem
No	Ref	‐	‐
Yes	1.37	0.01−11.13	0.11
Regular lab test
Regular schedule (every 3−6 m.)	Ref	‐	‐
Once a year	0.15	0.001−2.67	0.29
Less than once a year	0.87	0.11−6.64	0.89
No lab report in medical documents	1.84	0.26−9.33	0.44
Psychologist visit
Regular visits	Ref	‐	‐
Irregular visits	1.03	0.003−14.20	0.70
No report	1.01	0.04−18.80	0.90
Psychiatrist visit
Regular visits	Ref	‐	‐
Irregular visits	1.18	0.18−12.25	0.60
No reports	2.08	0.29−14.64	0.46
Being on special diet
No	Ref	‐	‐
Yes	2.70	2.37−8.65	0.006

Note: p Value less than 0.05 considered statistically significant. Significant result are shown in Bold.

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; GI, gastrointestinal; PPN, physical and psychological need; SBP, systolic blood pressure; OR, odds ratio.

^aMultivariate ordinal regression.