Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of patients according to GNRI status
| All (n = 105)(%) | GNRI > 98(n = 48)(%) | GNRI ≤ 98(n = 57)(%) | χ2/F | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 75.78 ± 10.93 | 73.13 ± 10.45 | 78.02 ± 10.92 | 5.440 | 0.022 |
| BMI (kg/m 2 ) | 21.01 ± 3.15 | 22.01 ± 2.75 | 20.17 ± 3.24 | 9.725 | 0.002 |
| Sex | 0.978 | 0.323 | |||
| Male | 29(27.6) | 11(22.9) | 18(31.6) | ||
| Female | 76(72.4) | 37(77.1) | 39(68.4) | ||
| Diabetes | < 0.001 | 1.000 | |||
| No | 95(90.5) | 43(89.6) | 52(91.2) | ||
| Yes | 10(9.5) | 5(10.4) | 5(8.8) | ||
| Hypertension | 0.066 | 0.798 | |||
| No | 67(63.8) | 30(62.5) | 37(64.9) | ||
| Yes | 38(36.2) | 18(37.5) | 20(35.1) | ||
| Surgical method | 3.487 | 0.062 | |||
| Laparoscopic | 26(24.8) | 16(33.3) | 10(17.5) | ||
| Open | 79(75.2) | 32(66.7) | 47(82.5) | ||
| Ischemia/necrosis | 0.126 | 0.723 | |||
| No | 77(73.3) | 36(75.0) | 41(71.9) | ||
| Yes | 28(26.7) | 12(25.0) | 16(28.1) | ||
| Resection | 0.029 | 0.864 | |||
| No | 89(84.8) | 41(85.4) | 48(84.2) | ||
| Yes | 16(15.2) | 7(14.6) | 9(15.8) | ||
| ICU admission | 2.537 | 0.111 | |||
| No | 97(92.4) | 47(97.9) | 50(87.7) | ||
| Yes | 8(7.6) | 1(2.1) | 7(12.3) | ||
| Major complications | 2.698 | 0.100 | |||
| No | 100(95.2) | 48(100.0) | 52(91.2) | ||
| Yes | 5(4.8) | 0(0) | 5(8.8) | ||
| Serum albumin (g/l) | 37.98 ± 5.74 | 41.94 ± 2.54 | 34.64 ± 5.57 | 70.302 | < 0.001 |
| Hospital stays (d) | 5.77 ± 4.38 | 4.77 ± 2.85 | 6.61 ± 5.22 | 4.784 | 0.031 |
GNRI: geriatric nutritional risk index; BMI: body mass index; ICU: intensive care unit