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. 2019 May 21;23(6):509–517. doi: 10.1007/s12603-019-1201-2

Table 2.

Characteristics of the study groups- nutritional correlates of OH

Parameter Total OH+ group OH-group P valuea Missing values
No. (%) of patients 353 (100.0) 57 (16.2) 296 (83.8)
MNA-SF, Me (IQR) 12.0 (9.0–13.0) 12.0 (9.0–13.0) 18.0 (9.75–13.0) 0.53 8
MNA-SF score <8, n (%) 49 (14.20) 13 (23.64) 36 (12.41) 0.03 8
BMI, kg/m2, M (SD) 29.25 (5.97) 28.10 (5.98) 29.60 (5.98) 0.10 -
BMI<24 kg/m2, n (%) 59 (18.27) 10 (19.23) 49 (18.08) 0.84 30
BMI>30 kg/m2, n (%) 140 (43,3) 16 (30.8) 124 (45.8) 0.04 30
WHR, Me (IQR) 0.91 (0.86–0.95) 0.91 (0.88–0.96) 0.9 (0.86–0.95) 0.28 -
MAC, cm, M (SD) 28.13 (3.96) 28.11 (4.18) 28.14 (3.92) 0.95 33
MAC≤22cm, n (%) 78 (22.09) 11 (22.00) 67 (24.81) 0.67 33
CC, cm, M (SD) 34.71 (4.48) 33.73 (4.59) 34.89 (4.44) 0.09 33
CC<31cm, n (%) 56 (15.86) 13 (26.00) 43 (15,93) 0.09 33
Handgrip strength, kg, Me (IQR) 18.2 (13.85–22.75) 19.4 (15.5–23.3) 18 (13.6–22.7) 0.14 25
Weakness, n (%) 218 (66.46) 39 (70.91) 179 (65.57) 0.44 25
Albumin, g/L M (SD) 39.1 (3.7) 39.1 (3.7) 39.2 (3.7) 0.67 14

a - χ2 test or Fisher exact test, as appropriate, for categorical variables; Mann-Whitney test for interval variables. Abbreviations: BMI- body mass index; CC- calf circumference; IQR- interquartile range; M- mean value; MAC- mid-arm circumference; Me- median value; MNA-SF- Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form; n- number of cases; OH- orthostatic hypotension; SD- standard deviation; WHR- waist-hip ratio.