Table 3 Nutritional status of the study population at baseline and 6 months visit
From: Impact of nutritional and educational support on home enteral nutrition
Visit | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Baseline | 6 months | p-value | |
n (%) | n (%) | ||
Mild calorie malnutrition | 26 (6.3) | 40 (9.9) | 0.144 |
Moderate calorie malnutrition | 19 (4.6) | 4 (1.0) | 0.000 |
Severe calorie malnutrition | 2 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0.885 |
Mild protein malnutrition | 29 (7.0) | 49 (12.1) | 0.000 |
Moderate protein malnutrition | 31 (7.5) | 3 (0.7) | 0.022 |
Mild protein-calorie malnutrition | 58 (14) | 169 (41.8) | 0.000 |
Moderate protein-calorie malnutrition | 192 (46.4) | 76 (18.8) | 0.000 |
Severe protein-calorie malnutrition | 22 (5.3) | 4 (1.0) | 0.035 |
Well nourished | 35 (8.5) | 59 (14.6) | 0.012 |
n: sample |