Table 2 Univariate logistic regression analysis of the influencing factors of malnutrition in elderly patients with gastrointestinal tumors.

From: The impact of sarcopenia on nutritional status in elderly patients with gastrointestinal tumors

Variable

β

SE

Wdlod χ2 value

OR (95%CI)

p

BMI (≤ 21.27 kg/cm2)

2.109

0.251

56.198

5.187 (2.187–11.287)

< 0.001

Tumor staging (stage II–III)

0.491

0.321

2.258

1.629 (0.871–3.062)

0.132

Calf circumference

 Male ≤ 30.01 cm

1.027

0.737

1.893

2.651 (0.781–10.372)

0.172

 Female ≤ 29.37 cm

1.462

0.946

2.431

4.187 (0.831–18.918)

0.119

L3-SMI

 Male ≤ 41.29 cm2/m2

1.865

0.167

13.281

6.327 (2.187–8.176)

< 0.001

 Female ≤ 34.29 cm2/m2

2.218

0.219

87.91

8.176 (2.187–13.298)

< 0.001

Muscle strength

 Male ≤ 22.32 kg

0.428

0.187

4.271

1.276 (1.009–2.321)

0.031

 Female ≤ 16.39 kg

0.931

0.337

7.819

2.371 (1.271–4.387)

0.003

 6 m walking speed (≤ 0.89 m/s)

0.619

0.357

3.009

1.876 (0.947–3.765)

0.086

 SPPB score (≤ 8.67 points)

1.132

0.216

21.198

2.187 (1.276–4.281)

< 0.001

 PG-SGA score (> 3 points)

0.887

0.261

10.761

2.217 (1.271–4.009)

< 0.001

 Sarcopenia

0.583

0.182

10.482

1.746 (1.276–2.602)

< 0.001

  1. SE standard error, OR odds ratio, BMI body mass index, L3-SMI third lumbar vertebra skeletal muscle index, SPPB short physical performance battery, PG-SGA patient-generated subjective global assessment.
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