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Distribution of patients by nutritional status variables
| Characteristic | Strata | No. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Albumin | <3.5 g/l | 20 (5.1) |
| ≥3.5 g/l | 339 (87.1) | |
| Body mass index | <18.5 | 6 (1.5) |
| ≥18.5 and <25 | 91 (23.4) | |
| ≥25 and <30 | 119 (30.6) | |
| ≥30 and <40 | 152 (39.1) | |
| Weight loss | >10% | 40 (10.3) |
| 5–10% | 26 (6.7) | |
| None; <5% | 299 (76.9) | |
| Nutritionally deficient | – | 85 (23.0) |
| Nutritionally replete | – | 284 (77.0) |
