Table 2.
Overall comparisons of demographics between patients with and those without major nutrition-related risk.
| Patients with major nutrition-related risk | Patients without major nutrition-related risk | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Numbers | 47 | 742 | |
| Age (years) ± SD | 76.5 ± 7.8 | 75.1 ± 6.6 | 0.242* |
| Female/male | 15/32 | 107/535 | 0.016# |
| BMI (kg/m2) ± SD | 17.8 ± 2.1 | 22.5 ± 3.5 | < 0.001* |
| Pre-trauma ADL (%) | 0.023# | ||
| Independent | 36 (76.6) | 660 (88.9) | < 0.05‡ |
| Walk with assistance | 10 (21.3) | 67 (9.0) | < 0.05‡ |
| Wheelchair/bedridden | 1 (2.1) | 15 (2.0) | |
| Blood test data | |||
| TP (g/dL) ± SD | 5.6 ± 0.5 | 6.6 ± 0.6 | < 0.001* |
| Alb (g/dL) ± SD | 2.6 ± 0.4 | 3.8 ± 0.6 | < 0.001* |
| Hb (g/dL) ± SD | 10.7 ± 2.3 | 12.9 ± 1.8 | < 0.001* |
| AIS grade | |||
| A | 7 (14.9) | 85 (11.5) | 0.436# |
| B | 5 (10.6) | 49 (6.7) | |
| C | 17 (36.2) | 239 (32.5) | |
| D | 18 (38.3) | 363 (49.3) | |
| Treatment | |||
| Conservative | 16 (34.0) | 256 (34.5) | 1.000# |
| Surgical | 31 (66.0) | 486 (65.4) | |
SD standard deviation, BMI body mass index, ADL activities of daily living, TP total protein, Alb albumin, Hb hemoglobin, AIS American spinal injury association impairment scale.
*Mann–Whitney U test, #Chi-square test, ‡residual analysis.