Table 4 Patients’ characteristics according to results of nutritional assessment (GLIM) and nutritional risk screening (NRS2002). Malnutrition was diagnosed by nutritional assessment in 114 patients, of these, 77 were also identified by NRS2002. Malnutrition was not confirmed in 65 patients at risk of malnutrition. For comparison, also those not at risk and not diagnosed with malnutrition are presented.
Malnourished patients | Patients at risk of malnutrition | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Malnourished but not at risk | Malnourished and at risk | At risk but not malnourished | Not at risk and not malnourished | ||
(n = 37) | (n = 77) | (n = 65) | (n = 147) | ||
Age1, yr | 69 (58, 74) | 72 (65, 79) | 74 (63, 82) | 67 (57, 76) | |
Sex | |||||
Women | 11 (30) | 31 (40) | 40 (62) | 71 (48) | |
Anthropometric and functional measurements | |||||
BMI, kg/m2 | 23 (21, 26) | 20 (18, 23) | 24 (22, 27) | 28 (25, 30) | |
Bodyweight, kg | |||||
Women | 62 (57, 66) | 52 (48, 56) | 62 (53, 70) | 72 (61, 82) | |
Men | 74 (68, 85) | 64 (58, 75) | 80 (67, 89) | 84 (78, 96) | |
MAMC2, cm | |||||
Women | 19 (19, 22) | 18 (17, 20) | 20 (20, 23) | 23 (21, 25) | |
Men | 22 (20, 23) | 21 (20, 24) | 24 (23, 27) | 26 (24, 28) | |
HGS2, kg | |||||
Women | 23 (19, 27) | 18 (14, 21) | 20 (16, 23) | 24 (20, 29) | |
Men | 32 (28, 41) | 33 (25, 38) | 35 (28, 42) | 38 (31, 46) | |
Blood samples | |||||
CRP, mg/L | 23 (8, 53) | 31 (15, 99) | 12 (3, 49) | 11 (3, 36) | |
Energy intake, kcal/day | |||||
Women | 1196 (819, 1596) | 1301 (951, 1658) | 1325 (872, 1680) | 1544 (1154, 1922) | |
Men | 1588 (1165, 2068) | 1641 (1029, 2171) | 1619 (1083, 2139) | 1918 (1437, 2317) | |
Protein intake, g/day | |||||
Women | 43 (32, 52) | 49 (33, 61) | 48 (34, 66) | 64 (45, 80) | |
Men | 69 (45, 85) | 58 (38, 86) | 50 (29, 81) | 69 (52, 90) | |
Results from study questionnaire3 | |||||
Low food intake last week2 | 2 (5) | 29 (38) | 25 (38) | 5 (3) | |
Weight loss last 3 months2 | 10 (27) | 54 (70) | 22 (34) | 15 (10) | |
