Table 4. Comparison of in-hospital outcomes between the malnutrition group and the normal nutrition group.
Outcomes | NRS-2002<3 (n=50) | NRS-2002≥3 (n=35) | P-value |
aData are presented as mean±SD. NRS-2002: nutritional risk screening 2002. P-values were calculated by *chi-square test or #Student's t-test or Mann-Whitney U test. | |||
Critical status, n (%) | 4 (8) | 19 (54.3) | <0.001 * |
Length of in-hospital day (days)a | 29.7±8.3 | 37.1±9.0 | 0.032# |
Deaths, n (%) | 0 (0) | 6 (17.14) | <0.001 * |