Table 3. Frequency of nutritional status as per adductor pollicis muscle thickness of the non-dominant hand, according to gender, stage of life, body mass index, and diagnosis.
| APMT | Total n (%) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| ||||
| Malnourished (<13.1 mm) n (%) | Eutrophic (>13.1 mm) n (%) | |||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 23 (27.4) | 61 (72.6) | 84 (100) | 0.000* |
| Female | 37 (56.0) | 29 (44.0) | 66 (100) | |
| Stage of life | ||||
| Adult | 46 (41.8) | 64 (58.2) | 110 (100) | 0.523 |
| Elderly | 14 (35.0) | 26 (65.0) | 40 (100) | |
| BMI | ||||
| With risk | 17 (65.4) | 9 (34.6) | 26 (100) | 0.004* |
| Without risk | 43 (34.7) | 81 (65.3) | 124 (100) | |
| SGA | ||||
| With risk | 37 (34.3) | 71 (65.7) | 108 (100) | 0.026* |
| Without risk | 23 (54.8) | 19 (45.2) | 42 (100) | |
| Diagnosis | ||||
| Neoplasm | 16 (43.2) | 21 (56.8) | 37 (100) | 0.288 |
| Gastrintestinal diseases | 15 (41.7) | 21 (58.3) | 36 (100) | |
| Hepatobiliary diseases | 12 (34.3) | 23 (65.7) | 35 (100) | |
| Inguinal hernia | 6 (30.0) | 14 (70.0) | 20 (100) | |
| Cardiovascular diseases | 8 (72.7) | 3 (27.3) | 11 (100) | |
| Pulmonary diseases | 2 (33.3) | 4 (66.7) | 6 (100) | |
| Other | 1 (20.0) | 4 (80.0) | 5 (100) | |
*Pearson’s χ2; p<0.05*. APMT: adductor pollicis muscle thickness; BMI: body mass index; SGA: Subjective Global Assessment.