Table 1.
Patient characteristics of the entire cohort and stratified by the risk of malnutrition
| Risk of malnutrition | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | All | Low | High | |
| n = 244 | n = 130 | |||
| Age, years, mean (sd) | 374 | 79.7 (6.39) | 79.3 (6.19) | 80.3 (6.74) |
| Sex, female | 374 | 183 (48.9) | 123 (50.4) | 60 (46.2) |
| Living independently | 373 | 327 (87.7) | 217 (88.9) | 110 (85.3) |
| Weight, kg, mean (sd) | 374 | 73.2 (17.1) | 75.4 (18.0) | 69.1 (14.4) |
| Height, cm, mean (sd) | 374 | 169 (9.46) | 168 (9.17) | 169 (9.99) |
| BMI, kg/m2, mean (sd) | 374 | 25.8 (5.77) | 26.6 (5.92) | 24.2 (5.15) |
| Current smoking | 365 | 39 (10.7) | 29 (12.2) | 10 (7.8) |
| Alcohol use | 364 | 146 (40.1) | 112 (47.5) | 34 (26.6) |
| Elective admission | 374 | 58 (15.5) | 47 (19.3) | 11 (8.5) |
| Admission, non-surgical | 374 | 205 (54.8) | 115 (47.1) | 90 (69.2) |
| Brown’s-score > 8 | 331 | 138 (41,7) | 90 (41,7) | 48 (41,7) |
| LOS, days, median (IQR) | 374 | 5.0 (2.9–7.8) | 4.9 (2.8–7.4) | 5.2 (3.0–9.4) |
| Number of medications >4 | 374 | 230 (61.5) | 140 (57.4) | 90 (69.2) |
| Number of comorbidities >1 | 372 | 329 (88.4) | 214 (88.1) | 115 (88.5) |
| KATZ ADL-score > 1 | 370 | 149 (40.3) | 93 (38.4) | 56 (43.8) |
| 6-item CIT, median (IQR) | 366 | 4 (0–8) | 4 (0–8) | 4 (0–10) |
| NRS-score on pain, median (IQR) | 370 | 2 (0–5) | 2 (0–6) | 1 (0–5) |
| FAC-score > 0 | 370 | 273 (73.8) | 166 (68.9) | 107 (82.9) |
| Use of walking aid | 372 | 198 (53.2) | 125 (51.4) | 73 (56.6) |
| Fallen last six months | 374 | 169 (45.2) | 118 (48.4) | 51 (39.2) |
| Time between measurements, days, median (IQR) | 224 | 5.0 (3.0–7.0) | 4.9 (3.0–6.9) | 6.0 (3.9–7.0) |
All variables are presented as n (%) unless indicated otherwise. All variables were measured at baseline, except for length of stay and time between measurements
Brown’s in-hospital mobility rating (range 0–12). LOS Length Of Stay. KATZ-ADL Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living (range 0–6). 6-item CIT 6-item Cognitive Impairment Test (range 0–28). NRS Numerical Rating Scale (range 0–10). FAC Functional Ambulation Classification (range 0–5)