Table 5.
Association of malnutrition and cognitive frailty divided by different measurement methods.
| Measurement Methods | Model 1 | p-Value | Model 2 | p-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude OR | 95% CI | Adjusted OR | 95% CI | |||
| MNA-SF category | ||||||
| At risk of malnutrition | 1.23 | 0.76–2.00 | 0.391 | 1.28 | 0.77–2.11 | 0.343 |
| Malnourished | 3.24 | 1.41–7.42 | <0.01 ** | 2.81 | 1.18–6.67 | 0.019 * |
| MNA-SF score | 0.84 | 0.74–0.94 | <0.01 ** | 0.84 | 0.75–0.96 | <0.01 ** |
| Prealbumin levels | 1.00 | 0.99–1.00 | 0.240 | 1.00 | 0.99–1.00 | 0.222 |
| Triceps skinfold thickness | 1.01 | 0.98–1.03 | 0.600 | 1.01 | 0.98–1.04 | 0.268 |
| Calf circumference | 0.92 | 0.86–0.98 * | 0.010 * | 0.93 | 0.86–1.01 | 0.090 |
| Underweight by BMI | 1.37 | 0.71–2.63 | 0.340 | 1.47 | 0.69–3.13 | 0.320 |
Model 1: unadjusted; Model 2: adjusted for age, gender, marital status, living status, educational levels, number of underlying diseases, alcohol consumption, smoking status, and ADL score; MCI, Mild cognitive impairment; MNA-SA, Mini Nutritional Assessment Short-Form; ADL, Activities of daily living; BMI, Body mass index; Crude OR, Crude odds ratio from univariable logistic regression; Adjusted OR, Adjusted odds ratio from multivariable logistic regression; CI, Confidence interval; Underweight by BMI, BMI ≤ 18.5 kg/m2; * Statistically significant for p ≤ 0.05; ** Statistically significant for p ≤ 0.01.