Predictive Power of Anthropometric Measures and Indices in Assessing Nutrition-Related Risk Using the Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index in Elderly Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study

26 December 2024 : Clinical Research

Justyna Nowak

^{ABCDEFG 1*}, Marzena Jabczyk

^{E 2}, Michał Skrzypek

^{C 3}, Katarzyna Brukało

^{F 4}, Bartosz Hudzik

^{C 5,6}, Barbara Zubelewicz-Szkodzinska

^{E 2,7}

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.946316

Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e946316

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Table 3 Anthropometric and body composition measurement (N=185).

	No nutrition-related risk group (n=137)	Nutrition-related risk group (n=48)	P
Weight (kg)	71.7 (64.7–80.6)	54.4 (48.3–61.2)	<0.0001^a
Height (cm)	158 (152–163.5)	153 (149–162.25)	0.128^a
Hip circumference (cm)	103 (96–111)	89.3 (84–95)	<0.0001^a
Waist circumference (cm)	106 (100–113)	95.5 (91.5–99)	<0.0001^a
Mid-arm circumference (cm)	29.0 (27–32)	25 (23–26.5)	<0.0001^a
Calf circumference (cm)	35.8 (±3.6)	31.9 (±3.0)	<0.0001^b
BMI (kg/m)	28.5 (26.4–31.9)	22.8 (20.7–24)	<0.0001^a
Body adiposity index (%)	36.4 (31.1–40.7)	31.4 (28.2–35.8)	<0.0001^a
Visceral adiposity index	1.66 (1.22–2.57)	1.32 (0.88–1.85)	0.0102^a
Waist-hip ratio	0.97 (±0.07)	0.93 (±0.07)	0.0019^b
Waist-height ratio	0.66 (0.6–0.72)	0.57 (0.53–0.61)	<0.0001^a
Body roundness index	6.96 (5.47–8.42)	4.82 (4.02–5.74)	<0.0001^a
Body shape index	0.09 (±0.00)	0.09 (±0.01)	0.0101^b
Abdominal volume index	21.2 (18.4–24.7)	15.9 (14.1–18.1)	<0.0001^a
Body fat (kg)	25.1 (20.3–31.6)	13.9 (1.01–16.9)	<0.0001^a
Body fat (%)	36.1 (29.0–41.8)	26.4 (20.9–31.5)	<0.0001^a
Muscle mass (kg)	43.5 (38–50.3)	36.6 (33–42)	<0.0001^a
Free fat mass (kg)	45.8 (40–53)	38.6 (34.8–44.3)	<0.0001^a
Visceral fat rating	13 (11–16)	9 (8–11)	<0.0001^a
^a U Mann-Whitney test; ^b test.

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