Table IV.
Statistical comparison of albumin and screening tool values at hospital admission: PG-SGA and NRS-2002 vs. albumin.
| PG-SGA | NRS-2002 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Items | At risk (B+C) | No risk (A) | Total | At risk (NRS-2002 ≥3) | No risk (NRS-2002 <3) | Total |
| At risk (albumin <35g/l) | 452 | 30 | 482 | 204 | 269 | 473 |
| No risk (albumin ≥35g/l) | 348 | 97 | 445 | 81 | 373 | 454 |
| Total | 800 | 127 | 927 | 285 | 642 | 927 |
| Sensitivity | 93.78% (454/482) | 43.13% (204/473) | ||||
| Specificity | 21.80% (97/445) | 82.16% (373/454) | ||||
| κ=0.160, P=0.0006 | κ=0.251, P=0.0007 | |||||
PG-SGA, patient-generated subjective global assessment; NRS-2002, nutritional risk screening.