Table 2 Variables associated with health and functional autonomy among hospitalized elderly, distributed according to the nutritional status (N = 240).
From: Nutritional status and functional capacity of hospitalized elderly
Variable | Anwers | M (n = 70) | RM (n = 89) | A (n = 81) | Chi-square | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | N | % | |||
Interviewed individual | Caregiver | 44 | 62.8 | 36 | 40.4 | 23 | 28.4 | p = 0.009 χ 2 = 18.55 |
User | 26 | 37.2 | 53 | 59.6 | 58 | 71.6 | ||
Caregiver present | Yes | 48 | 68.6 | 31 | 34.8 | 15 | 18.5 | p < 0.001 χ 2 = 40.59 |
No | 22 | 31.4 | 58 | 65.2 | 66 | 81.5 | ||
Chronic disease | Yes | 60 | 85.7 | 83 | 93.2 | 76 | 93.8 | p = 0.148 χ 2 = 3.81 |
No | 10 | 14.3 | 6 | 6.8 | 5 | 6.2 | ||
Tube feeding | Yes | 23 | 32.8 | 3 | 3.4 | 2 | 2.5 | p = 0.004 χ 2 = 43.9 |
No | 47 | 67.2 | 86 | 96.6 | 79 | 97.5 | ||
Use of supplement | Yes | 15 | 21.4 | 9 | 10.1 | 8 | 9.9 | p = 0.06 χ 2 = 5.60 |
No | 55 | 78.6 | 80 | 89.9 | 73 | 90.1 | ||