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Table 6 Food and Nutritional Care Quality in Hospital measured as percentage of NCQ and FSQ

From: Gauging food and nutritional care quality in hospitals

Variables

INCQ (%)

 

HMPQ (%)

 

Hospitals

Mean (SD)

Median

Coef Var

Minimum

Maximum

p

Mean (SD)

Median

Coef Var

Minimum

Maximum

p

Legal Nature

            

Public (n=12)

51.82 (16.07)

52.95

31.01

23.80

80.40

0.11

42.38 (16.55)

42.70

39.05

14.20

78.30

0.37

Private (n=25)

41.62 (19.84)

39.20

47.68

9.20

85.40

49.14 (20.69)

46.70

42.10

12.50

100.00

Type

            

General (n=30)

48.47 (17.79)

47.49

36.70

21.70

47.90

0.01

49.84 (19.78)

49.80

39.69

14.20

100.00

0.06

Specialized (n=7)

29.73 (18.09)

22.50

60.85

9.20

58.80

34.54 (12.78)

33.80

37.00

12.50

50.40

Clinical dietitian

            

yes (n=22)

39.11 (17.91)

37.70

45.80

9.20

85.40

0.02

50.15 (21.95)

48.55

43.78

12.50

100.00

0.32

no (n=15)

53.46 (18.05)

55.40

33.77

21.70

83.30

42.25 (14.59)

42.10

34.53

23.30

78.30

Size

            

Small (n=6)

31.82 (16.54)

30.85

51.97

9.20

52.90

a

29.4 (14.44)

29.80

49.10

12.50

46.30

b

Medium (n=21)

46.63 (18.65)

48.30

39.99

21.70

85.40

 

49.57 (18.57)

50.40

37.47

18.30

100.00

 

Large (n=10)

49.21 (19.83)

51.05

40.29

21.70

80.40

51.96 (19.64)

49.80

37.80

30.00

91.70

Municipality

            

Campinas (n=17)

51.49 (20.06)

51.30

38.95

20.80

85.40

c

46.94 (19.15)

50.40

40.80

12.50

78.30

d

Ribeirão Preto (n=10)

36.05 (18.20)

31.05

50.50

9.20

62.90

 

57.01 (22.25)

48.55

39.03

31.70

100.00

 

Florianópolis (n=10)

42.64 (15.43)

45.85

36.19

21.70

65.80

36.89 (12.05)

35.85

32.67

14.20

56.70

  1. a – no significant difference; b – significant difference between small and medium-sized hospitals (p=0.01) and between small and large hospitals (p=0.01) and no significant difference between medium-sized and large hospitals; c – significant difference between institutions in Campinas and Ribeirão Preto (p=0.04), no difference for the others; d – significant difference between Ribeirão Preto and Florianópolis (p=0.03), no difference for the others.