Table 2 Patient outcomes stratified by nutritional status.

From: The geriatric nutritional risk index is related to adverse hospitalization outcomes in individuals undergoing cardiac surgery

Outcomes

Total

GNRI < 98

GNRI ≥ 98

P-value

Overall adverse outcomes

197 (48.4)

180 (64.7)

17 (13.2)

 < 0.001

In-hospital deaths

29 (7.1)

21 (7.6)

8 (6.2)

0.395

NOA

19 (4.7)

17 (6.1)

2 (1.6)

0.030

Pulmonary infection

99 (24.3)

89 (32.0)

10 (7.8)

 < 0.001

Acute renal insufficiency

71 (17.4)

62 (22.3)

9 (7)

 < 0.001

Acute liver insufficiency

92 (22.6)

80 (28.8)

12 (9.3)

 < 0.001

ICU stays (hours)

166.77 ± 248.18

192.99 ± 261.05

110.46 ± 208.02

0.002

Length of stays (days)

28.25 ± 16.29

30.78 ± 16.39

22.78 ± 14.69

 < 0.001

  1. GNRI, Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index; NOA, New Postoperative Arrhythmia.