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 4 Correlation between anthropometric parameters and indices and Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) (n=185).

		ρ	P value
BMI (kg/m)	GNRI	0.8628	<0.0001
Body fat (kg)		0.8269	<0.0001
Weight (kg)		0.7834	<0.0001
Waist circumference (cm)		0.7698	<0.0001
Abdominal volume index		0.7337	<0.0001
Hip circumference (cm)		0.7288	<0.0001
Mid-upper arm circumference (cm)		0.7135	<0.0001
Body fat (%)		0.6735	<0.0001
Body roundness index		0.6714	<0.0001
Waist-height ratio		0.6714	<0.0001
Calf circumference (cm)		0.6291	<0.0001
Visceral fat rating		0.5480	<0.0001
Body adiposity index (%)		0.5317	<0.0001
Muscle mass (kg)		0.4061	<0.0001
Free fat mass (kg)		0.4057	<0.0001
Visceral adiposity index		0.2283	0.0018
Waist-hip ratio		0.1482	0.0440
Body shape index		−0.2387	0.0010
Height (cm)		0.0617	0.4043
r – Spearman rank correlation coefficient.

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