Table 2.
Characteristics of nutritional assessment according to the Portuguese version of the MNA
| MNA | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malnutrition | At risk of malnutrition | Well nourished | p-value | ||||
| N | Mean (DP) | N | Mean (DP) | N | Mean (DP) | ||
| Age (y) | 25 | 76,68 (10,49) | 168 | 76,1 (9,15) | 109 | 73,61 (9,52) | 0,072 |
| Height (cm) | 24 | 151,70 (8,77) | 157 | 155,40 (10,71) | 108 | 155,62 (10,36) | 0,233 |
| Weight (Kg) | 24 | 50,70 (12,37) | 157 | 55,82 (11,80) | 108 | 65,99 (14,79) | 0,000* |
| Body fat (Kg) | 22 | 22,27 (10,96) | 149 | 22,53 (10,17) | 104 | 28,24 (10,12) | 0,000* |
| MAC (cm) | 23 | 25,05 (4,26) | 157 | 26,94 (4,27) | 105 | 29,65 (4,93) | 0,000* |
| CC (cm) | 24 | 30,46 (3,23) | 156 | 32,80 (4,26) | 104 | 35,52 (4,93) | 0,000* |
| BMI (m/Kg2) | 24 | 22,01 (4,89) | 157 | 23,17 (4,79) | 108 | 27,29 (5,75) | 0,000* |
MNA mini nutritional assessment, BMI body mass index, MAC mid-arm circumference, CC calf circumference,
* p < 0.05, significance level difference between MNA (ANOVA)