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Associations between low BMI (<18.5) and adverse outcomes in 2011
| Outcome | Unadjusted | Age-adjusted | Age-sex-single-status-Charlson score adjusted | |||
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| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
| Hospitalization | 2.28 | 1.71, 3.04 | 1.68 | 1.25, 2.27 | 1.64 | 1.21, 2.22 |
| ER visit | 2.30 | 1.76, 3.02 | 1.76 | 1.34, 2.33 | 1.70 | 1.28, 2.25 |
| Mortality | 5.73 | 3.82, 8.61 | 3.26 | 2.13, 5.01 | 3.64 | 2.33, 5.69 |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; ER, emergency room; OR, odds ratio.
