Table 3.

Odds Ratios for Risk Factors of Malnutrition

	Malnutrition*	No Malnutrition*	Odds Ratio	95% CI	P-value
Age	78 (74-80)§	75 (73-78)§			<0.0001
CCI	4.34†	2.56†			<0.0001
Female	16636	111380	1.0521	(1.0199-1.0853)	0.0014
Diabetes	11704	63836	1.5014	(1.4602-1.5438)	<0.0001
Obesity	4274	18264	1.7243	(1.6622-1.7887)	<0.0001
Dementia	7160	25651	1.7197	(1.6186- 1.8268)	<0.0001
Tobacco	6059	26128	1.7816	(1.7251-1.84)	<0.0001
Alcohol	1792	6414	1.9734	(1.869-2.0835)	<0.0001
Depression	12202	60241	1.8042	(1.7546- 1.8553)	<0.0001
Parkinson’s Disease	1168	3723	2.1911	(2.0486-2.3435)	<0.0001
Constipation	10406	50477	1.7333	(1.6853-1.7827)	<0.0001
Dysphagia	7938	37328	1.6798	(1.6308-1.7303)	<0.0001
Cognitive decline	3124	11418	1.9935	(1.9110-2.0796)	<0.0001
Institutionalization	1027	3072	2.3298	(2.1678-2.5038)	<0.0001
Feeding difficulty	746	2471	2.0854	(1.9192- 2.0854)	<0.0001

*Values given are the number of patients. §Represents patient age. †Charlson Comorbidity Index.