Table 1 Characteristics of 229 malnourished patients admitted to a medicine unit
From: Impact of gaps in care for malnourished patients on length of stay and hospital readmission
Characteristic | N (%) |
|---|---|
N | 229 |
Gender | |
Female | 116 (50.7%) |
Male | 113 (49.3%) |
Age (years) median (IQR) | 67.0 (54.0, 81.0) |
Body Mass Index median (IQR) | 20.1 (17.8, 23.3) |
Previous medical history | |
Gastrointestinal | 129 (56.3%) |
Oncology | 97 (42.4%) |
Respiratory | 45 (19.7%) |
Endocrine | 77 (33.6%) |
Cardiac | 122 (53.3%) |
Orthopedic | 46 (20.1%) |
Altered Mental Status/Psychiatric/Behavioral, Social | 42 (18.3%) |
Geriatrics | 15 (6.6%) |
Malnutrition | 4 (1.7%) |
Stroke/ Neurology | 21 (9.2%) |
Pressure Ulcers/Wound Care | 3 (1.3%) |
Failure to Thrive | 2 (0.9%) |
Other | 119 (52.0%) |
Readmitted within 90 days | |
Yes | 82 (35.8%) |
No | 147 (64.2%) |
Malnourishment severity | |
Severe | 185 (80.8%) |
non-severe | 44 (19.2%) |
Malnutrition context | |
Acute | 37 (16.2%) |
Chronic | 181 (79.0%) |
Behavioral | 11 (4.8%) |
Length of hospital stay median (IQR) | 7.0 (4.0, 13.0) |