Table 1.
Baseline characteristics and nutritional screening results for patients with ongoing alcohol overconsumption (n = 24) and control patients (n = 18).
| Alcohol overconsumers |
Control Group |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | (n = 24) | (n = 18) | P-value | |
| Male | n (%) | 19 (79) | 14 (77) | |
| Age (years) | mean (range) | 64.8 (43–85) | 58.2 (34–78) | 0.076 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | mean (SD) | 27.0 (4.4) | 28.4 (4.0) | 0.232 |
| Muscle mass (kg) | mean (SD) | 26.3 (5.9) | 27.2 (5.5) | 0.614 |
| Handgrip strength (kg) | mean (SD) | 29.8 (10.8) | 38.1 (10.4) | 0.019 |
| Alcohol intake (g/day) | mean (SD) | 118.9 (93.4) | 2.5 (2.9) | <0.001 |
| Vitamin A (μmol/L) | mean (SD) | 2.4 (1.0) | 2.3 (0.4) | 0.729 |
| Vitamin B1 (nmol/L) | mean (SD) | 183.1 (66.5) | 158.8 (30.9) | 0.139 |
| Folate (nmol/L) | mean (SD) | 23.5 (10.9) | 19.8 (6.2) | 0.176 |
| Vitamin B12 (pmol/L) | mean (SD) | 458.0 (286.3) | 473.7 (250.7) | 0.854 |
| Vitamin C (µmol/L) | mean (SD) | 38.9 (22.7) | 60.7 (20.1) | 0.004 |
| Vitamin D (nmol/L) | mean (SD) | 50.6 (26.3) | 55.2 (23.4) | 0.568 |
| MNA 1 (total score) | mean (SD) | 24.3 (3.3) | 26.9 (2.4) | 0.006 |
| Sodium (mmol/L) | mean (SD) | 137.8 (4.9) | 141.4 (1.7) | 0.002 |
| Magnesium (mmol/L) | mean (SD) | 0.78 (0.2) | 0.86 (0.1) | 0.029 |
| MCV (fL) | mean (SD) | 98.5 (7.2) | 90.9 (3.4) | <0.001 |
| Pancreas insufficiency2 | n (%) | 2 (11) | 3 (12.5) | 1.000 |
1MNA: Mini Nutritional Assessment. 2Patients with fecal elastase <200 μg elastase/g feces.