Table 2.
Characteristics of patients according to age groups. Continuous variables are presented as medians (25th, 75th percentile) and categorical variables are reported as counts (%).
| All patients | Age < 70 yr | Age ≥ 70 yr | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 328) | (n = 152) | (n = 176) | ||
| Age1, yr | 71 (60, 78) | 59 (45, 65) | 77 (74, 82) | |
| Length of stay, days | 7 (4, 11) | 7 (3, 11) | 7 (5, 11) | |
| Number of diagnosis/Comorbidity | 3 (2, 4) | 3 (1, 4) | 3 (2, 4) | |
| Sex | ||||
| Women | 154 (47) | 68 (45) | 86 (49) | |
| Departments | ||||
| Heart Disease | 111 (34) | 44 (29) | 67 (38) | |
| Thoracic Medicine | 136 (41) | 64 (42) | 72 (41) | |
| Other2 | 81 (25) | 44 (29) | 37 (21) | |
| Anthropometric and functional measurements | ||||
| BMI, kg/m2 | 25 (22, 28) | 24 (21, 28) | 25 (22, 29) | |
| Bodyweight, kg | ||||
| Women | 64 (56, 72) | 66 (59, 73) | 62 (53, 73) | |
| Men | 78 (67, 87) | 80 (69, 89) | 77 (66, 87) | |
| MAMC3, cm | ||||
| Women | 21 (19, 23) | 22 (20, 24) | 20 (19, 22) | |
| Men | 24 (22, 27) | 25 (23, 28) | 23 (21, 26) | |
| HGS3, kg | ||||
| Women | 21 (18, 25) | 24 (21, 30) | 19 (16, 23) | |
| Men | 35 (29, 42) | 41 (34, 47) | 30 (25, 37) | |
| Blood samples | ||||
| CRP, mg/L | 15 (5, 50) | 12 (3, 52) | 17 (6, 49) | |
| Energy intake, kcal/day | ||||
| Women | 1390 (1000, 1827) | 1555 (907, 1995) | 1335 (1021, 1579) | |
| Men | 1801 (1306, 2170) | 1915 (1371, 2347) | 1665 (1174, 2090) | |
| Protein intake, g/day | ||||
| Women | 53 (35, 71) | 62 (37, 81) | 49 (34, 65) | |
| Men | 65 (44, 88) | 72 (51, 96) | 60 (38, 77) | |
| Results from study questionnaire4 | ||||
| Low food intake last week3 | 61 (20) | 31 (22) | 30 (18) | |
| Weight loss last 3 months3 | 101 (32) | 51 (35) | 50 (30) | |
BMI, Body mass index; CRP, C-reactive protein; HGS, handgrip strength; GLIM, Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition1Age at inclusion.
2Other departments: Gastroenterology, Endocrinology, Dermatology and Rheumatology, and the Orthopedic Clinic.
3Missing values: n = 305 patients with information on MAMC; n = 291 patients with information on HGS; n = 304 patients with information on low food intake the last week; n = 312 patients with information on weight loss the last 3 months.
4Self-reported food intake < 50% of normal during the last week and self-reported weight loss > 5% within past 3 months from a study questionnaire.