Table 2. Spearman’s rank correlation coefficients between the MNA-SF score and the Barthel Index scores.
| Basal metabolic data | Spearman’s r |
|---|---|
| Barthel-Item-A | 0.262* |
| Barthel-Item-B | 0.247* |
| Barthel-Item-C | 0.439* |
| Barthel-Item-D | 0.001 |
| Barthel-Item-E | 0.403* |
| Barthel-Item-F | 0.142* |
MNA-SF: Mini Nutritional Assessment Short Form. *Significantly different, p<0.05