Table 1.
In-hospital characteristics of 30-day follow-up participants (n = 249).
| Demographic | All 30-Day Follow-Up Participants % (n)/Mean (SD) |
|---|---|
| Demographics | |
| Male Sex | 40.1 (101) |
| Age (years) | 70.0 (SD 14.73) |
| In Hospital Variables | |
| Primary Diagnosis: | |
| Cardiovascular | 14.9 (37) |
| Gastrointestinal | 10.8 (27) |
| Respiratory | 33.3 (83) |
| Musculoskeletal | 6.8 (17) |
| Neurological | 11.7 (29) |
| Infection | 10.4 (26) |
| Other | 12.1 (30) |
| LOS (days) | 9.1 (SD 7.21) [median 7] |
| Hand Grip Strength in hospital (kg) | |
| Males | 30.3 (SD 11.6 n = 93) |
| Females | 15.6 (SD 8.3 n = 138) |
| At nutrition risk (at admission) | 21.3 (53) |
| SGA B or C (malnourished) | 14.5 (36) |
| Received advanced nutrition-care strategies in hospital | 35.7 (89) |
| Used ONS in hospital | 8.0 (20) a |
| Eating ≤50% in hospital | 33.1 (82) |
| Barriers to food intake/hospital | |
| 0–2 barriers | 66.9 (166) |
| 3–5 barriers | 28.6 (71) |
| 6+ barriers | 4.4 (11) |
| Patient perceived food has a strong impact on recovery * | 85.4 (210) |
| Patients thought that staff considered nutrition important for their recovery * | 69.4 (168) b |
a Missing n = 1; b Missing n = 6; * On a scale of 1–10, with 10 the highest; cut point of 7+ used for strong impact; SGA, Subjective Global Assessment; LOS, length of stay; ONS, Oral Nutritional Supplement; Note: Percent of population (n) is used for dichotomous variables and mean (SD) for continuous variables.