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. 2021 Jun 30;13(7):2276. doi: 10.3390/nu13072276

Table 2.

Baseline predictors of malnutrition (moderate or severe) according to GLIM nutritional status 30 days after hospital discharge.

Baseline Predictors of Malnutrition at Day 30 OR [CI 95%] p Value
At admission
Age 1.0 [0.9–1.0] 0.894
Male 0.9 [0.3–2.2] 0.735
High blood pressure 0.6 [0.2–1.6] 0.322
Diabetes 0.5 [0.2–1.4] 0.209
Active smoking 9.5 [1.1–197.8] 0.058
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2.0 [0.4–9.7] 0.391
Chronic kidney disease 1.2 [0.3–3.6] 0.794
Chronic heart disease 2.1 [0.8–5.8] 0.146
Weight at admission 1.0 [0.9–1.0] 0.197
Usual weight 1.0 [0.9–1.0] 0.634
Weight change from usual 1.1 [1.0–1.2] 0.013
BMI 1.0 [0.9–1.1] 0.524
Obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) 1.3 [0.4–3.6] 0.663
Albumin 1.0 [1.0–1.1] 0.408
Transthyretin 1.1 [1.0–1.2] 0.061
COVID parameters
Invasive ventilation 8.3 [1.6–61.2] 0.016
Non-invasive ventilation 2.8 [1.0–7.9] 0.056
O2 over 5 L/min during COVID 3.2 [1.2–8.9] 0.021
Intensive Care Unit during COVID 2.2 [0.9–5.8] 0.094
CT pulmonary infiltrate over 50% 0.7 [1.0–3.2] 0.673
Leucocytes 1.2 [1.0–1.4] 0.017
Lymphocytes 1.9 [0.7–5.3] 0.190
Polynuclear Neutrophils 1.2 [1.0–1.4] 0.024
CRP 1.0 [0.9–1.0] 0.060
D dimers 1.0 [0.9–1.0] 0.181