Table 2.
Multivariable Analysis of Malnutrition Indexes and the Risk of END
| Indexes | Variables | Model 1 | P value | Model 2 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adjusted OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | ||||
| CONUT | Absent | Reference | Reference | ||
| Mild | 1.035 (0.743–1.444) | 0.839 | 1.124 (0.786–1.610) | 0.523 | |
| Moderate | 2.862 (1.361–6.112) | 0.006 | 4.361 (1.951–9.983) | <0.001 | |
| Severe | 7.93 (1.738–55.716) | 0.014 | 16.222 (3.337–119.164) | 0.001 | |
| Per one-point increment | 1.139 (1.036–1.253) | 0.007 | 1.210 (1.092–1.341) | <0.001 | |
| GNRI | Absent | Reference | Reference | ||
| Mild | 0.748 (0.371–1.417) | 0.391 | 0.758 (0.358–1.514) | 0.449 | |
| Moderate | 2.477 (1.672–3.677) | <0.001 | 2.741 (1.803–4.182) | <0.001 | |
| Severe | 6.026 (1.864–23.096) | 0.004 | 13.510 (3.898–56.472) | <0.001 | |
| Per one-point increment | 0.950 (0.927–0.972) | <0.001 | 0.943 (0.919–0.967) | <0.001 | |
| PNI | Absent | Reference | Reference | ||
| Moderate | 1.058 (0.376–2.751) | 0.91 | 1.524 (0.517–4.22) | 0.426 | |
| Severe | 8.016 (2.41–36.267) | 0.002 | 20.507 (5.615–100.645) | <0.001 | |
| Per one-point increment | 0.946 (0.92–0.973) | <0.001 | 0.936 (0.908–0.965) | <0.001 |
Notes: Model 1, adjusted for age, sex, atrial fibrillation, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, coronary heart disease, smoking and drinking. Model 2, adjusted for variables finally included in the model after back-ward selection.
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; CONUT, controlling nutritional status score; GNRI, geriatric nutritional risk index; NIHSS, National Institute of Health Stroke Scale; OR, odds ratio; PNI, prognostic nutritional index.