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26 December 2024 : Clinical Research  

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

Justyna Nowak ORCID logo ABCDEFG 1*, Marzena Jabczyk ORCID logo E 2, Michał Skrzypek ORCID logo C 3, Katarzyna Brukało ORCID logo F 4, Bartosz Hudzik ORCID logo C 5,6, Barbara Zubelewicz-Szkodzinska ORCID logo E 2,7

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.946316

Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e946316

Table 5 Odds ratios (OR), with 95% confidence intervals, in predicting of nutrition-related risk among elderly for various anthropometric indices, univariable and adjusted for age and sex.

UnivariableAdjusted for age and sex
ORPORP
Age (years)1.085 (1.025–1.149)0.0050
Hip circumference (cm)0.853 (0.809–0.900)<0.00010.813 (0.798–0.896)<0.0001
Waist circumference (cm)0.818 (0.763–0.878)<0.00010.845 (0.798–0.896)<0.0001
Mid-upper arm circumference (cm)0.654 (0.566–0.755)<0.00010.659 (0.569–0.763)<0.0001
Calf circumference (cm)0.687 (0.599–0.788)<0.00010.687 (0.593–0.796)<0.0001
Body mass index (kg/m)0.479 (0.377–0.609)<0.00010.477 (0.373–0.609)<0.0001
Body adiposity index (%)0.877 (0.825–0.933)<0.00010.778 (0.704–0.859)<0.0001
Visceral adiposity index0.804 (0.598–1.080)0.14710.830 (0.636–1.082)0.1678
Waist-hip ratio* 0.447 (0.264–0.756)0.00270.380 (0.210–0.687)0.0014
Waist-height ratio* 0.163 (0.086–0.311)<0.00010.112 (0.52–0.237)<0.0001
Body roundness index0.457 (0.343–0.608)<0.00010.386 (0.277–0.539)<0.0001
Body shape index** 2.525 (1.348–4.729)0.00382.176 (1.132–4.180)0.0196
Abdominal volume index0.650 (0.561–0.754)<0.00010.643 (0.542–0.743)<0.0001
Body fat (kg)0.758 (0.692–0.831)<0.00010.745 (0.676–0.822)<0.0001
Body fat (%)0.873 (0.831–0.916)<0.00010.810 (0.754–0.870)<0.0001
Free fat mass (kg)0.893 (0.845–0.943)<0.00010.776 (0.702–0.859)<0.0001
Muscle mass (kg)0.887 (0.838–0.940)<0.00010.766 (0.689–0.852)<0.0001
Visceral fat rating0.686 (0.596–0.789)<0.00010.450 (0.347–0.584)<0.0001
* an increase of 0.1 units;
** an increase of 0.01 units.

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