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Nutrition survey in an elderly population following admission to a tertiary care hospital
| Table 3: Results of detailed nutrition assessment in comparison with 3 screening tools |
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| Result |
No. (and %) of patients |
Sensitivity (and 95% Cl) |
Specificity (and 95% Cl) |
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| Detailed assessment |
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| Well nourished |
62 |
(40.8) |
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| Moderate risk |
67 |
(44.1) |
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| Malnourished |
23 |
(15.1) |
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Chandra nutrition screen21 |
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32.2 |
(22.8–42.9) |
85.5 |
(74.2–93.1) |
| Low risk |
114 |
(75.0) |
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| Moderate risk |
37 |
(24.3) |
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| High risk |
1 |
(0.7) |
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Nutrition Screening Initiative22 |
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54.4 |
(43.6–65.0) |
61.3 |
(48.1–73.4) |
| Low risk |
79 |
(52.0) |
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| Moderate risk |
64 |
(42.1) |
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| High risk |
9 |
(5.9) |
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Mini Nutritional Assessment23 |
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56.7 |
(45.8–67.1) |
69.4 |
(56.3–80.4) |
| Well nourished |
82 |
(53.9) |
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| At risk |
66 |
(43.4) |
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| Malnourished |
4 |
(2.6) |
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| Note: Cl = confidence interval.
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