Table 3. Nutritional status and the level of anxiety and depression in the study groups.
| Scale | Group | Score range | N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MNA | Malnourished | 0–16.5 | 29 (23.02) |
| At risk of malnutrition | 17–23.5 | 42 (33.33) | |
| Normal nutritional status | 24–30 | 55 (43.65) | |
| HADS-D | Normal | 0–7 | 90 (35.02) |
| Borderline abnormal | 8–10 | 64 (24.90) | |
| Abnormal | 11–21 | 103 (40.08) | |
| HADS-A | Normal | 0–7 | 87 (33.85) |
| Borderline abnormal | 8–10 | 63 (24.51) | |
| Abnormal | 11–21 | 107 (41.63) |
HADS-D, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale for depression; HADS-A, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale for anxiety; MNA, Mini-Nutritional Assessment.