Table 3.
Nutritional status of the geriatric patients according to anthropometric indicators and clinical characteristics (n=152).
| Variable | Normal nutrition, n=94 | Malnourished or at risk of malnutrition, n=58 | P |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Anthropometric indicators | |||
| BMI categories, n (%) | |||
| Underweight | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100.0) | NA |
| Within normal | 16 (31.4) | 35 (68.6) | |
| Overweight | 33 (71.1) | 13 (28.3) | |
| Obese | 45 (83.3) | 9 (16.7) | |
| Calf circumference, n (%) | |||
| <31 cm | 15 (36.6) | 26 (63.4) | <.001 |
| 31+ cm | 79 (71.2) | 32 (28.8) | |
| Clinical characteristics | |||
| Chronic illnesses, n (%) | 75 (79.8) | 49 (84.5) | .468 |
| Albumin, mean (SD) | 33.2 (6.3) | 29.6 (7.1) | .002 |
| Hemoglobin, mean (SD) | 12.5 (1.5) | 10.8 (1.8) | <.001 |
| Lymphocytes mean (SD) | 2.0 (0.81) | 1.9 (0.97) | .730 |
Chi-square test for categorical variables; the t test was used for calf circumferences <31 cm (63.4; 95% CI, 1.51–3.20; P= .001).