From: Factors associated with malnutrition in hospitalized cancer patients: a croos-sectional study
Variables | Total sample | Malnutrition | PR (IC95%) | p value |
---|---|---|---|---|
N | N (%) | |||
Smoking | 0.005 | |||
Smoker/ex-smoker | 138 | 109 (79.0) | 1.25 (1.07 – 1.45) | |
Never smoke | 139 | 88 (63.3) | 1.0 | |
Socioeconomic class | 0.003 | |||
A and B | 65 | 36 (55.4) | 1.0 | |
C | 146 | 106 (72.6) | 1.31 (1.03 – 1.67) | |
D and E | 66 | 55 (83.3) | 1.50 (1.18 – 1.92) | |
Type of cancer | 0.026 | |||
UGITa | 43 | 36 (83.7) | 1.48 (1.05 – 2.08) | |
LGITb | 58 | 39 (67.2) | 1.19 (0.83 – 1.70) | |
RSc | 52 | 39 (75.0) | 1.32 (0.93 – 1.88) | |
Lung | 32 | 27 (84.4) | 1.49 (1.05 – 2.11) | |
Breast | 30 | 17 (56.7) | 1.0 | |
Othersd | 62 | 39 (62.9) | 1.11 (0.77 – 1.60) | |
Previous treatment | 0.005 | |||
Absent | 60 | 50 (83.3) | 1.23 (1.06 – 1.42) | |
Present | 217 | 147 (67.7) | 1.0 | |
Type of treatment | <0.001 | |||
Clinicale | 85 | 50 (58.8) | 0.86 (0.62 – 1.21) | |
Surgical | 22 | 15 (68.2) | 1.0 | |
Clinical e surgical | 65 | 39 (60.0) | 0.88 (0.62 – 1.25) | |
Palliative | 45 | 43 (95.6) | 1.40 (1.05 – 1.88) | |
Performance status | <0.001 | |||
<2 | 149 | 84 (56.4) | 1.0 | |
≥2 | 128 | 113 (88.3) | 1.57 (1.34 – 1.83) | |
Overweight | 0.023 | |||
Yes | 76 | 64 (84.2) | 1.0 | |
No | 50 | 48 (96.0) | 1.14 (1.02 – 1.28) | |
Age | <0.001 | |||
<60 | 168 | 102 (60.7) | 1.0 | |
≥60 | 109 | 95 (87.2) | 1.44 (1.25 – 1.65) |