Table 1.
Comparison of the baseline characteristics between normal and malnourished participants
| Nutrition status | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Normal (n = 513) | Malnourished (n = 2208) | p value Trend * | |
| Sex, n (%) | Male | 324(63.2) | 867(39.3) | < 0.001 |
| Female | 189(36.8) | 1341(60.7) | ||
| Age (year), n (%) | 65–74 | 287(55.9) | 1368(62) | < 0.001 |
| 75–84 | 168(32.7) | 702(31.8) | ||
| > 85 | 58(11.3) | 138(6.2) | ||
| Marital status, n (%) | Single | 91(17.7) | 229(10.4) | < 0.001 |
| Married | 131(25.5) | 782(35.4) | ||
| Widow | 291(56.7) | 1197(54.2) | ||
| Education level, n (%) | Illiterate | 184(35.9) | 760(34.4) | 0.852 |
| Primary school | 184(35.9) | 835(37.8) | ||
| Middle | 42(8.2) | 189(8.6) | ||
| High school | 62(12.1) | 240(10.9) | ||
| College | 41(8) | 184(8.3) | ||
| Income, n (%) | 0–999 TL | 266(51.9) | 1128(51.1) | 0.194 |
| 1000–1499 TL | 114(22.2) | 488(22.1) | ||
| 1500–1999 TL | 105(20.5) | 412(18.7) | ||
| 2000– + TL | 28(5.5) | 180(8.2) | ||
| Job, n (%) | Employer | 7(1.4) | 14(0.6) | < 0.001 |
| Worker | 6(1.2) | 21(1) | ||
| Self-employment | 163(31.8) | 368(16.7) | ||
| Pensionary | 186(36.3) | 771(34.9) | ||
| Un-employment | 9(1.8) | 9(0.4) | ||
| Housekeeper | 142(27.7) | 1025(46.4) | ||
| Region, n (%) | Central Anatolia | 73(14.2) | 323(14.6) | 0.098 |
| Mediterranean | 52(10.1) | 222(10.1) | ||
| Black Sea | 40(7.8) | 279(12.6) | ||
| Marmara | 196(38.2) | 781(35.4) | ||
| East Anatolia | 30(5.8) | 118(5.3) | ||
| Southeast Anatolia | 30(5.8) | 104(4.7) | ||
| Aegean | 92(17.9) | 381(17.3) | ||
*Data analyzed by person`s chi-square