Table 2.
Results of proportional hazards regression models for GLIM criteria malnutrition and adverse clinical outcomes (HRs with 95% CI).
| Outcome | Moderate malnourished(n = 49)a | Severe malnourished(n = 17)a | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 135 | Crude | Adjustedb | Crude | Adjustedb |
| Adverse clinical outcome | 2.79 (1.44–5.39) | 2.86 (1.45–5.67) | 4.10 (1.89–8.87) | 3.88 (1.51–9.94) |
| Clinical death | 0.94 (0.16–5.61) | 0.56 (0.85–3.77) | 6.01 (1.34–26.90) | 3.15 (0.39–25.42) |
| Hemodynamic instability | 3.08 (1.24–7.63) | 2.62 (1.02–6.70) | 5.35 (1.94–14.78) | 3.67 (1.13–11.96) |
| Cardiovascular events | 2.87 (0.26–31.66) | 3.50 (0.29–41.72) | 4.53 (0.28–72.39) | 10.51 (0.29–378.43) |
| Gastrointestinal events | 1.51 (0.38–6.06) | 1.89 (0.44–8.08) | 1.06 (0.12–9.50) | 2.20 (0.17–28.89) |
| Blood transfusion | 2.46 (0.59–10.31) | 5.58 (0.87–35.73) | – | – |
| Multidrug resistant infection | 2.43 (0.58–10.18) | 3.29 (0.72–14.99) | 1.69 (0.18–16.32) | 1.74 (0.12–24.50) |
HR hazard ratio, CI confidence interval, SOFA Sequential Organ Failure Assessment, CCI Charlson Comorbidity Index.
aReference to well-nutrition participants. HRs was calculated by using proportional hazards regression models.
bAdjusted for age, sex, primary diagnosis, SOFA score, and CCI score.