Table 2.
Comparison between patients with malnutrition or not.
| Malnourished n = 255 | Not Malnourished n = 100 | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic characteristics | |||
| Sex | |||
| Male | 151 (75.88%) | 44 (24.12%) | 0.055 |
| Female | 104 (66.67%) | 52 (33.33%) | |
| Age | |||
| Below 65 years | 180 (70.04%) | 77 (29.96%) | 0.224 |
| 65 years & above | 75 (76.53%) | 23 (23.47%) | |
| Medical history | |||
| Co-morbidities | |||
| Hypertension | 165 (75.00%) | 55 (25.00%) | 0.090 |
| Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus | 89 (76.07%) | 28 (23.93%) | 0.213 |
| Bronchial Asthma | 10 (71.43%) | 4 (28.57%) | 1.000 |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 62 (81.58%) | 14 (18.42 | 0.033 |
| COVID-19 Pneumonia | <0.001 | ||
| Low | 15 (31.25%) | 33 (67.75%) | |
| Moderate | 133 (67.51%) | 64 (32.49%) | |
| Severe | 107 (97.27%) | 3 (2.73%) | |
| Community-Acquired Pneumonia | <0.001 | ||
| Low risk | 4 (44.44%) | 5 (55.56%) | |
| Moderate risk | 97 (80.83%) | 23 (19.17%) | |
| High risk | 34 (100.00%) | – | |
| Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia | 22 (100.00%) | – | 0.002 |