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Table 4 Independent factors associated with malnutrition

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

 

Sample

Outcome

    

Variables

N

N(%)

RRunadjusted(CI95%)

p value

RRadjusted(CI95%)

p value

Distal level

Smoking

   

0.005

 

0.015

 Smoker/ex-smoker

138

109(79.0)

1.25(1.07 – 1.45)

 

1.21(1.04 – 1.40)

 

 Never smoke

139

88(63.3)

1.0

 

1.0

 

Socioeconomic class

   

0.003

 

0.012

 A and B

65

36(55.4)

1.0

 

1.0

 

 C

146

106(72.6)

1.31(1.03 – 1.67)

 

1.30(1.02 – 1.65)

 

 D and E

66

55(83.3)

1.50(1.18 – 1.92)

 

1.44(1.13 – 1.84)

 

Intermediate level

Performance status

   

<0.001

 

<0.001

 <2

149

84(56.4)

1.0

 

1.0

 

 ≥2

128

113(88.3)

1.57(1.34 – 1.83)

 

1.50(1.30 – 1.75)

 

Proximal level

Age

   

<0.001

 

<0.001

 <60

168

102(60.7)

1.0

 

1.0

 

 ≥60

109

95(87.2)

1.44(1.25 – 1.65)

 

1.36(1.19 – 1.56)

 
  1. RR risk ratio, CI confidence interval, p significance level