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. 2021 May 14;13(5):1669. doi: 10.3390/nu13051669

Table 2.

The comparison of assessed parameters (qualitative variables) with the ranges of BMI (WHO criteria) values.

Variables BMI p-Value *
<18.5
n = 12
18.5–24.9
n = 203
25.0–29.9
n = 264
≥30
n = 296
n % n % n % n %
Sex M 4 33.3 130 64.0 183 69.3 205 69.3 0.041
NRS <3 10 83.3 189 93.1 253 95.8 290 98.0 0.009
≥3 2 16.7 14 6.9 11 4.2 6 2.0
HF phenotype HFpEF 3 25.0 49 24.1 66 25.0 100 33.8 0.23
HFmrEF 2 16.7 24 11.8 37 14.0 30 10.1
HFrEF 5 41.7 113 55.7 145 54.9 149 50.3
No information 2 16.7 17 8.4 16 6.1 17 5.7
NYHA 1 2 20.0 25 13.6 27 10.8 20 7.1 0.26
2 4 40.0 62 33.7 95 37.8 100 35.6
3 4 40.0 47 25.5 69 27.5 88 31.3
4 227 23.9 50 27.2 60 23.9 73 26.0
CKD Yes 5 41.7 72 35.5 91 34.5 129 43.6 0.11
MI Yes 3 25.0 72 35.5 80 30.3 78 26.4 0.18
Type of MI No 9 75.0 131 64.5 184 69.7 218 73.6 0.53
STEMI 1 8.3 16 7.9 18 6.8 23 7.8
NSTEMI 2 16.7 50 24.6 53 20.1 51 17.2
No information - - 6 3.0 9 3.4 4 1.4
HT Yes 9 75.0 118 58.1 197 74.6 239 80.7 <0.001
DM Yes 1 8.3 48 23.6 123 46.6 171 57.8 <0.001
CS Yes 1 8.3 25 12.3 37 14.0 37 12.5 0.89
LDL <55 mg/dL - - 17 8.9 40 15.6 48 17.1 0.09
55 to <70 mg/dL - - 17 8.9 40 15.6 48 17.1
70 to <100 mg/dL 2 20.0 27 14.2 42 16.3 50 17.8
100 to <116 mg/dL 3 30.0 22 11.6 26 10.1 34 12.1
116 to <190 mg/dL 1 10.0 41 21.6 56 21.8 49 17.4
more than 190 mg/dL 6 3.2 2 0.8 1 0.4
LDL ≥70 8 80.0 146 76.8 175 68.1 183 65.1 0.44
TG <135 8 72.7 147 75.8 202 78.6 170 60.1 <0.001
135–200 1 9.1 34 17.5 36 14.0 74 26.1
>200 2 18.2 13 6.7 19 7.4 39 13.8
HDL <40 5 50.0 76 40.0 119 46.1 178 62.9 <0.001
>40 5 50.0 114 60.0 139 53.9 105 37.1

Abbreviations: n, number of participants; M, males; p, level of significance; BMI, body mass index; NRS, nutritional risk screening; HF, heart failure; HFpEF, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction; HFmrEF, heart failure with mid-range ejection fraction; HFrEF, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; NYHA, New York Heart Association classification; CKD, chronic kidney disease; MI, myocardial infarction; STEMI, ST-elevation myocardial infarction; NSTEMI, non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction; HT, arterial hypertension; DM, diabetes mellitus; CS, cerebral stroke; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; TG, triglycerides; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; * χ2 test.