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Table 2 Multivariate logistic regression analysis of predictive factors for malnutrition

From: A nomogram for predicting the risk of malnutrition in hospitalized older adults: a retrospective study

Variables

β

SE

Wald

OR

95% CI

P value

BMI (kg/m2)

-0.360

0.060

36.452

0.698

0.621–0.784

< 0.001

Heart failure

2.803

0.731

14.683

16.492

3.932–69.169

< 0.001

Frailty

1.076

0.336

10.274

2.932

1.519–5.660

0.001

Hemoglobin (g/L)

-0.021

0.009

5.653

0.979

0.963–0.996

0.017

MAC (cm)

-0.394

0.062

40.359

0.674

0.597–0.762

< 0.001

  1. BMI, body mass index; MAC, mid arm circumference; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; β: regression coefficient
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