Table 3.

Comparison of clinical outcomes between CONUT score low and high group

		CONUT
	All patients (n = 134)	Low ( ≤ 3) n = 58	High ( ≥ 4) n = 76	P-value
Decline in ambulatory ability (%)	70 (52)	19 (33)	51 (67)	$<$ 0.001*
Length of stay in hospital, day	39.5 ± 25.4	37.2 ± 24.5	41.4 ± 26.2	0.33
Discharge to nursing home (%)	40 (30)	8 (14)	32 (42)	$<$ 0.001*
Complications during hospitalization (%)	42 (31)	12 (21)	30 (39)	0.019*
Delirium	21 (16)	6 (10)	15 (20)	0.13
Pneumonia	10 (7)	3 (5)	7 (9)	0.37
Urinary tract infection	7 (5)	3 (5)	4 (5)	0.98

CONUT, Controlling Nutritional Status

* P-value $<$ 0.05 statistically significant difference