Table 2. Analysis of nutritional risk and rate of malnutrition.
| NRS 2002 | MNA-SF | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nutritional status | Normal nutritional status, n = 449 | With Nutritional risk, n = 297 | Normal nutritional status, n = 417 | At risk of malnutrition, n = 249 | Malnutrition, n = 80 |
| Age* | 76.31±6.92 | 78.78±6.80 | 76.16±6.71 | 78.31±6.80 | 80.06±7.67 |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 299 (60.90%) | 192 (39.10%) | 275(56.01%) | 157(31.98%) | 59(12.01%) |
| Female | 150 (58.82%) | 105 (41.18%) | 142(55.69%) | 92(36.08%) | 21(8.23%) |
| BMI (kg/m2) * | 25.22±2.83 | 21.83±3.40 | 25.36±2.82 | 22.83±3.11 | 19.36±2.61 |
| Department | |||||
| Neurology Department | 84 (68.29%) | 39 (31.71%) | 73(59.35%) | 37(30.08%) | 13(10.57%) |
| Hematology Department | 34 (53.12%) | 30 (46.88%) | 30(46.88%) | 23(35.94%) | 11(17.18%) |
| Pneumology Department | 84 (56.67%) | 39 (43.33%) | 48(53.33%) | 31(34.44%) | 11(17.18%) |
| Gastroenterology Department | 84 (48.28%) | 90 (51.72%) | 93(53.45%) | 58(33.33%) | 23(13.22%) |
| Endocrinology Department | 44 (66.67%) | 22 (33.33%) | 38(57.58%) | 58(33.33%) | 9(13.63%) |
| Cardiology Department | 152 (66.38%) | 77 (33.62%) | 135(58.95%) | 81(35.37%) | 13(5.68%) |
*Statistically significant at P < 0.05.