Table 3.
Univariate linear regression models, dependent variable MNA score.
| Variables (N=120) |  |
95% CI | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patients characteristics | |||
| Age | 0.007 | −0.10 to 0.12 | 0.894 |
| Gender | 1.8 | 0.022 to 3.6 | 0.047 |
| Physical function | |||
| SPPB (range: 0–11) | 0.74 | 0.49 to 0.98 | <0.001 |
| BI (range: 0–20) | 0.21 | 0.015 to 0.41 | 0.035 |
| Health status | |||
| Sarcopenia: (no=0, yes=1)* | −3.2 | −5.0 to −1.4 | <0.001 |
| Pulmonary (no=0, yes=1) | −3.0 | −4.8 to −1.2 | 0.001 |
| Cancer (no=0, yes=1) | −2.6 | −4.5 to −0.56 | 0.012 |
| Neurological (no=0, yes=1) | −2.0 | −3.7 to −0.29 | 0.022 |
| Digestive (no=0, yes=1) | −1.8 | −3.5 to −0.031 | 0.046 |
| Medication per day | −0.17 | −0.40 to 0.056 | 0.138 |
Unadjusted models.
*N=118.
BI, Barthel activities of daily life Index; MNA, Mini Nutritional Assessment; SPPB, short physical performance battery.