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. 2025 Dec 19;25:82. doi: 10.1186/s12912-025-04244-w

Table 5.

Multinomial logistic regression analysis of potential categories of nutritional care competencies for ICU nurses (n = 561)

Variables β Waldχ2 P OR 95%CI
Profile 2 (vs. Profile 1)
Intercept 0.073 0.002 0.969
Education level
 Junior college 0.472 0.123 0.726 1.60 0.115 ~ 22.445
 Undergraduate 0.446 0.117 0.732 1.56 0.121 ~ 20.093
 Master (refer)
Number of night shifts per month
 0 -1.249 4.772 0.029* 0.29 0.093 ~ 0.880
 1 ~ 5 -0.214 0.486 0.486 0.81 0.443 ~ 1.473
 6 ~ 10 -0.439 2.471 0.116 0.65 0.373 ~ 1.114
 >10 (refer)
Job satisfaction
 Dissatisfaction -1.156 6.518 0.011* 0.32 0.130 ~ 0.764
 General satisfaction -0.610 6.435 0.011* 0.54 0.339 ~ 0.871
 Satisfaction (refer)
Received regular nutritional care supervision
 Yes 0.601 6.547 0.011* 1.82 1.151 ~ 2.888
 No (refer)

Attended

nutrition-related training

 Yes 0.302 1.887 0.170 1.35 0.879 ~ 2.080
 No (refer)
Received nutrition course education
 Yes 0.255 1.215 0.270 1.29 0.820 ~ 2.031
 No (refer)
Profile 3 (vs. Profile 1)
Intercept 3.361 3.699 0.054
Education level
 Junior college -3.090 8.499 0.004** 0.05 0.006 ~ 0.363
 Undergraduate -3.266 11.504 0.001** 0.04 0.006 ~ 0.252
 Master (refer)
Number of night shifts per month
 0 -1.276 3.397 0.065 0.28 0.072 ~ 1.084
 1 ~ 5 -1.438 10.704 0.001** 0.24 0.100 ~ 0.562
 6 ~ 10 -0.615 2.877 0.090 0.54 0.265 ~ 1.100
 >10 (refer)
Job satisfaction
 Dissatisfaction -2.359 10.648 0.001** 0.10 0.023 ~ 0.390
 General satisfaction -2.123 44.091 <0.001** 0.12 0.064 ~ 0.224
 Satisfaction (refer)
Received regular nutritional care supervision
 Yes 0.929 5.777 0.016* 2.53 1.187 ~ 5.402
 No (refer)
Attended nutrition-related training
 Yes 0.774 5.950 0.015* 2.17 1.164 ~ 4.039
 No (refer)
Received nutrition course education
 Yes 1.107 8.606 0.003** 3.03 1.444 ~ 6.337
 No (refer)

Note: Refer Reference category; *means p < 0.05; **means p < 0.01