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Table 4 Kappa test for agreement in diagnosing malnutrition between NRS2002 and MNA-SF scores (n = 142)

From: Comparison of two nutrition assessment tools in surgical elderly inpatients in Northern China

 

MNA-SF

 
 

Undernutr.

Normal

Total

NRS2002

   

 Undernutr.

45 (0.83)

9 (0.17)

54

 Normal

19 (0.22)

69 (0.78)

88

Total

64

78

142

Kappa (95 % CI)

0.5961 (0.4637,0.7285)

  

P

<0.0001

  
  1. MNA-SF short form of Mini-Nutritional Assessmen, NRS2002 Nutritional Risk Screening 2002. Undernutr under-nourished (malnourished + at risk of malnutrition)