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. 2026 Jul 6;13:1837424. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2026.1837424

Table 2.

Summary of patient outcomes stratified by GNRI quartiles.

Overall Q1 GNRI < 90.31 Q2 90.31 ≤ GNRI < 100.23 Q3 100.23 ≤ GNRI < 111.28 Q4 GNRI ≥ 111.28 p
Outcomes n = 4,564 n = 1,140 n = 1,141 n = 1,142 n = 1,141
MIMIC-IV
28 day mortality 745 (16.3) 230 (20.2) 176 (15.4) 187 (16.4) 152 (13.3) <0.001
28 day ICU mortality 761 (16.7) 237 (20.8) 177 (15.5) 190 (16.6) 157 (13.8) <0.001
QY cohort Overall Q1
GNRI < 84.92
Q2
84.92 ≤ GNRI < 96.04
Q3
96.04 ≤ GNRI < 108.59
Q4
GNRI ≥ 108.59
p
n = 3,458 n = 863 n = 866 n = 865 n = 864
28 day mortality 496 (14.3) 176 (20.4) 125 (14.4) 91 (10.5) 104 (12.0) <0.001
28 day ICU mortality 280 (8.1) 89 (10.3) 69 (8.0) 57 (6.6) 65 (7.5) 0.033

Categorical variables are expressed as count (percentage). Chi-square testing was used to generate P values for comparisons of outcomes between GNRI quartile groups. GNRI, Geriatric Nutrition Risk Index.