Table 1.

Differences between older persons at no nutritional risk and at nutritional risk and SASE scores, SOC scores, background variables, and health-related issues

Variables	No nutritional risk NUFFE scores < 6 n = 126 (79.7%)	Nutritional risk NUFFE scores ≥ 6 n = 32 (20.3%)	P value
Age, mean (Years, SD)	71.95 (6.3)	77.94 (6.9)	<0.014
SASE scores (Mean, SD)	76.54 (7.5)	67.63 (11.5)	<0.014
SOC scores (Mean, SD)	154.3 (21.0)	136.9 (24.7)	<0.014
Sex
Male	55 (43.7%)	11 (34.4%)
Female	71 (56.3%)	21 (65.6%)	ns
Civil status
Single	7 (5.6%)	4 (12.5%)
Married	98 (77.8%)	9 (28.1%)	<0.014
Widow/er	20 (15.9%)	19 (59.4%)
Missing	1 (0.8%)
Type of residence
Own dwelling	122 (96.8%)	30 (93.8%)
Sheltered living	2 (1.6%)	2 (6.3%)	ns
Missing	2 (1.6%)
Good health
Yes	101 (80.2%)	21 (65.6%)
No	7 (5.6%)	3 (9.4%)	ns
Missing	18 (14.3%)	8 (25%)
Receiving help regularly
Yes	11 (8.7%)	12 (37.5%)
No	114 (90.5%)	19 (59.4%)	<0.014
Missing	1 (0.8%)	1 (3.1%)
Being an active person
Yes	115 (91.3%)	20 (62.5%)
No	8 (6.3%)	11 (34.4%)	<0.014
Missing	3 (2.4%)	1 (3.1%)
Perceiving life meaningful
Yes	120 (95.2%)	24 (75%)
No	3 (2.4%)	6 (18.8%)	0.028
Missing	3 (2.4%)	2 (6.3%)
Receiving home nursing
Yes	1 (0.8%)	4 (12.5%)
No	123 (97.6%)	27 (84.4%)	0.014
Missing	2 (1.6%)	1 (3.1%)
Perceived helplessness
Yes	7 (5.6%)	10 (31.3%)
No	117 (92.9%)	20 (62.5%)	<0.014
Missing	2 (1.6%)	2 (6.3%)
Receiving help from family or others
Yes	23 (18.3%)	17 (53.1%)
No	100 (79.4%)	14 (43.8%)	<0.014
Missing	3 (2.4%)	1 (3.1%)
Receiving home help
Yes	3 (2.4%)	7 (21.7%)
No	121 (96%)	24 (75%)	0.014
Missing	2 (1.6%)	1 (3.1%)

Note: Bonferroni’s correction is used to adjust the P values.

Abbreviations: ns, nonsignificance; NUFFE, Nutritional Form For the Elderly; SASE, Self-care Ability Scale for the Elderly; SOC, Sense of Coherence.