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, 2010). The nutritional screening and measurements were conducted in the nutritional status of older adults admitted to the surgical ward 127
same day. The research was approved by the Commission for Medical Ethics
and the Quality and Education Service of the Izola General Hospital.
Statistical analyses
Statistical analyses were conducted using Microsoft Excel and IBM SPSS Statis-
tics 22. The characteristics of the total study sample were presented as frequen-
cies (%) and mean ± standard deviation (SD). Student t-test was used to ana-�
lyze the differences between the means of the variables of the two independent
groups within the sample. In order to analyze the relationship between two
variables, we used the Pearson correlation coefficient. Linear regression analy-
sis was used to analyze the influence of age on the measured parameters.
Results
A total of 67 patients were assessed at the admission at the surgical ward with
mean age 770 ± 7.9, range 65 and 96 years. Mean BMI was 28.4 ± 4.4 kg/m2,
range 18.8 and 41.8 kg/m2. Regarding the classification of BMI by the World
health organization (WHO), 12 patients (18 %) had normal body mass (18.5–24.9
kg/m2), 26 (39 %) were overweight (25.0-29.9 kg/m2) and 29 (43 %) were obese (≥
30 kg/m2). The results of measurements were FFMI 18.4 ± 3.1 kg/m2, HGS 26.0
± 10.7 kg and PA 4.4 ± 1.1. There was a negative correlation between age and FF-�
MI, HGS and PA of whole sample (Table 1).
According to the NRS-2002, patients were categorized in groups with in-
creased nutritional risk (INR) and low nutritional risk (LNR). 39 (58 %) patients
were in INR and the majority of patients (52 %) achieved a total of 3 points (Fig-
ure 1). The mean age and BMI of patients with INR was 79.5 ± 7.8 years and 27.4
± 4.7 kg/m2, respectively. Regarding the classification of BMI, 11 patients (28
%) had normal body mass, 16 (41 %) were overweight and 12 (31 %) were obese.
There were significant differences in age, BMI, FFMI, HGS and PA according
to the patients’ nutritional status determinated by the NRS-2002 (P < 0.05) (Ta-
ble 1). There was no correlation between age and BMI in the group of patients
with INR and in the whole sample of patients (P = 0.742) and (P = 0.103), re-
spectively.
same day. The research was approved by the Commission for Medical Ethics
and the Quality and Education Service of the Izola General Hospital.
Statistical analyses
Statistical analyses were conducted using Microsoft Excel and IBM SPSS Statis-
tics 22. The characteristics of the total study sample were presented as frequen-
cies (%) and mean ± standard deviation (SD). Student t-test was used to ana-�
lyze the differences between the means of the variables of the two independent
groups within the sample. In order to analyze the relationship between two
variables, we used the Pearson correlation coefficient. Linear regression analy-
sis was used to analyze the influence of age on the measured parameters.
Results
A total of 67 patients were assessed at the admission at the surgical ward with
mean age 770 ± 7.9, range 65 and 96 years. Mean BMI was 28.4 ± 4.4 kg/m2,
range 18.8 and 41.8 kg/m2. Regarding the classification of BMI by the World
health organization (WHO), 12 patients (18 %) had normal body mass (18.5–24.9
kg/m2), 26 (39 %) were overweight (25.0-29.9 kg/m2) and 29 (43 %) were obese (≥
30 kg/m2). The results of measurements were FFMI 18.4 ± 3.1 kg/m2, HGS 26.0
± 10.7 kg and PA 4.4 ± 1.1. There was a negative correlation between age and FF-�
MI, HGS and PA of whole sample (Table 1).
According to the NRS-2002, patients were categorized in groups with in-
creased nutritional risk (INR) and low nutritional risk (LNR). 39 (58 %) patients
were in INR and the majority of patients (52 %) achieved a total of 3 points (Fig-
ure 1). The mean age and BMI of patients with INR was 79.5 ± 7.8 years and 27.4
± 4.7 kg/m2, respectively. Regarding the classification of BMI, 11 patients (28
%) had normal body mass, 16 (41 %) were overweight and 12 (31 %) were obese.
There were significant differences in age, BMI, FFMI, HGS and PA according
to the patients’ nutritional status determinated by the NRS-2002 (P < 0.05) (Ta-
ble 1). There was no correlation between age and BMI in the group of patients
with INR and in the whole sample of patients (P = 0.742) and (P = 0.103), re-
spectively.
