Table 1.
Median length of stay by selected * nutrition-related baseline variables adjusted for length bias.
| Total n = 90,480 |
Time to Discharge n = 65,509 |
Time to Transfer n = 11,553 |
Time to Death n = 3199 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Δ in the last 3 months (prior to hospitalization) | ||||
| Lost weight | 7 (3–13) | 6 (3–12) | 10 (4–19) | 14 (7–26) |
| Idem (stayed the same) | 4 (3–9) | 4 (2–8) | 7 (3–14) | 11 (5–21) |
| Gained weight | 4 (3–8) | 4 (2–8) | 7 (3–13) | 9 (3–22) |
| Unsure | 7 (3–13) | 6 (3–12) | 10 (5–18) | 12 (5–21) |
| Missing | 6 (4–12) | 4 (2–9) | 10 (5–20) | 10 (6–20) |
| Nutrition risk screening at admission | ||||
| Not Screened | 7 (4–12) | 5 (3–10) | 10 (5–17) | 12 (7–22) |
| Screened | 5 (3–10) | 5 (3–9) | 8 (4–16) | 12 (6–24) |
| Missing | 5 (4–11) | 5 (4–11) | 3 (2–6) | 2 (2–2) |
| Dedicated nutrition care person (department) | ||||
| Yes | 5 (3–10) | 5 (3–9) | 8 (4–16) | 13 (6–24) |
| No | 7 (4–13) | 6 (3–11) | 9 (5–18) | 11 (5–22) |
| Nutrition team available (hospital) | ||||
| Yes | 6 (4–12) | 5 (3–10) | 10 (5–18) | 13 (7–24) |
| No | 5 (3–9) | 5 (2–9) | 7 (3–14) | 11 (5–20) |
| Dietician available | ||||
| Yes | 5 (3–10) | 5 (3–9) | 8 (3–15) | 12 (6–23) |
| No | 7 (4–12) | 5 (3–10) | 10 (5–18) | 13 (6–24) |
| Missing | 6 (3–11) | 5 (3–10) | 10 (5–19) | 12 (6–22) |
* Median length of stay for all baseline variables are available in the Supplementary Materials; outcomes are measured 30 days after nutritionDay.