Table 2 Results of proportional hazards regression models for GLIM criteria malnutrition and adverse clinical outcomes (HRs with 95% CI).

From: The predictive value of GLIM criteria on clinical outcomes and responses to nutritional support in patients with neurocritical illnesses

Outcome

Moderate malnourished(n = 49)a

Severe malnourished(n = 17)a

n = 135

Crude

Adjustedb

Crude

Adjustedb

Adverse clinical outcome

2.79 (1.44–5.39)

2.86 (1.45–5.67)

4.10 (1.89–8.87)

3.88 (1.51–9.94)

 Clinical death

0.94 (0.16–5.61)

0.56 (0.85–3.77)

6.01 (1.34–26.90)

3.15 (0.39–25.42)

 Hemodynamic instability

3.08 (1.24–7.63)

2.62 (1.02–6.70)

5.35 (1.94–14.78)

3.67 (1.13–11.96)

 Cardiovascular events

2.87 (0.26–31.66)

3.50 (0.29–41.72)

4.53 (0.28–72.39)

10.51 (0.29–378.43)

 Gastrointestinal events

1.51 (0.38–6.06)

1.89 (0.44–8.08)

1.06 (0.12–9.50)

2.20 (0.17–28.89)

 Blood transfusion

2.46 (0.59–10.31)

5.58 (0.87–35.73)

–

–

 Multidrug resistant infection

2.43 (0.58–10.18)

3.29 (0.72–14.99)

1.69 (0.18–16.32)

1.74 (0.12–24.50)

  1. HR hazard ratio, CI confidence interval, SOFA Sequential Organ Failure Assessment, CCI Charlson Comorbidity Index.
  2. aReference to well-nutrition participants. HRs was calculated by using proportional hazards regression models.
  3. bAdjusted for age, sex, primary diagnosis, SOFA score, and CCI score.
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