TABLE 3.
Association between preoperative nutritional status and outcomes after hip fracture surgery1
| Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| <92 (high risk) | 92 to <98 (some risk) | ≥98 (no risk) | P overall | |
| Ability to walk | ||||
| 30 d, % | 47 | 64 | 60 | |
| Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | — | 2.03 (1.14, 3.61) | 1.67 (0.94, 2.95) | 0.044 |
| Adjusted OR (95% CI) | — | 2.05 (1.13, 3.71) | 1.57 (0.88, 2.82) | 0.056 |
| 60 d, % | 65 | 75 | 67 | |
| Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | — | 1.62 (0.87, 3.01) | 1.11 (0.61, 2.02) | 0.290 |
| Adjusted OR (95% CI) | — | 1.70 (0.89, 3.28) | 1.02 (0.54, 1.19) | 0.206 |
| Mortality | ||||
| 30 d, % | 5 | 4 | 0 | |
| Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | — | 0.83 (0.22, 3.18) | 0 | 0.962 |
| Adjusted OR (95% CI) | — | 0.82 (0.20, 3.31) | 0 | 0.960 |
| 60 d, % | 8 | 7 | 5 | |
| Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | — | 0.91 (0.32, 2.60) | 0.64 (0.20, 2.03) | 0.740 |
| Adjusted OR (95% CI) | — | 0.84 (0.28, 5.36) | 0.68 (0.21, 2.25) | 0.822 |
1
n = 290 patients in categories of nutritional risk defined as follows: high risk, <92 ng/mL (n = 97); some risk, >92 and <98 (n = 94); no risk, >98 (n = 99). ORs were determined by binary logistic regression analysis, unadjusted or adjusted for age and sex.