Factors associated with malnutrition in hospitalized cancer patients: a croos-sectional study

Nutrition Journal

Table 3 Unadjusted analysis of factors associated with malnutrition

Variables	Total sample	Malnutrition	PR (IC95%)	p value
Variables	N	N (%)	PR (IC95%)	p value
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
UGIT^a	43	36 (83.7)	1.48 (1.05 – 2.08)
LGIT^b	58	39 (67.2)	1.19 (0.83 – 1.70)
RS^c	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
Others^d	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
Clinical^e	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)

PR prevalence ratio, CI confidence interval, p significance level; ^aUpper gastrointestinal tract: esophagus, stomach, pancreas, liver, gallbladder, biliary ducts; ^bLower gastrointestinal tract: colon, rectum and anal canal; ^cReproductive system: ovarian, cervical, testicular and prostate; ^dHead and neck, hematological, unknown primary site, sarcoma, melanoma; ^eradiotherapy and/or quimiotherapy

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