Table 2. Logistic binary regression with malnutrition (SGA B + C) as a dependent variable.

Variables	Univariate analysisa			Multivariate analysisb
	OR	95% CI	P value	OR	95% CI	P value
Male	1.113	0.642–1.928	0.704
Age ≥ 70 yr	2.971	1.637–5.393	< 0.001	2.439	1.307–4.553	0.005
Admission for medical treatment or diagnostic work-up	6.108	2.793–13.360	< 0.001	5.479	2.473–12.140	< 0.001
Pulmonary disease	3.090	1.167–8.179	0.023
Renal disease	2.151	0.904–5.120	0.083
Gastrointestinal disease	2.345	0.928–5.925	0.072
Oncological disease	1.973	1.021–3.810	0.043
Psychological disease	3.710	0.902–15.250	0.069

SGA = Subjective Global Assessment, OR = odds ratio, CI = confidence interval.

^aOnly underlying diseases with a P value of < 0.100 are listed; ^bAll the listed variables are adjusted in the multivariate analysis.