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. 2022 Feb 2;14(2):e21833. doi: 10.7759/cureus.21833

Table 1. Demographic data, comorbidities, and NRS-2002 scores of the patient .

Continuous variables are expressed as either the mean ± Standard deviation (SD) and categorical variables are expressed as either frequency (percentage). BMI: Body mass index, NRS: Nutritional risk score

  All Patients (n:393)
AGE, years, mean ± SD 68.99 ± 13.06
Gender, n(%)  
     Male 279 (71.0%)
     Female 114 (29.0%)
BMI (kg/m²), mean ± SD 23.39 ± 4.91
Comorbidities, n(%)  
     Pneumonia 86 (21.9%)
     Pulmonary thromboembolism 12 (3.1%)
     Diabetes mellitus 34 (8.7%)
High blood pressure 32 (8.1%)
     Heart disease 38 (9.7%)
     Kidney failure 9 (2.3%
     Alzheimer 9 (2.3%)
     Hypothyroidism 8 (2.0%)
NRS-2002=1 or 2 45(11.45%)
NRS-2002 ≥ 3 348(88.55%)