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Table 2 Comparison of anthropometric and bioimpedance indices of patients, classified on the basis of the presence and absence of malnutrition

From: The triad of physiological challenges: investigating the intersection of sarcopenia, malnutrition, and malnutrition-sarcopenia syndrome in patients with COPD - a cross-sectional study

Variables

Patients without Malnutrition (n = 87)

Patients with Malnutrition (n = 73)

P Value

Age

44 ± 14.83

50 ± 15.28

0.025

Body Weight

61 .02 ± 10.40

43 .28 ± 5.87

<  0.001

Height

156 ± 10

162 ± 8

<  0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

24 ± 4.32

16.5 ± 2.38

<  0.001

Body Fat %

24 ± 8.41

22 ±6

0.063

FFM (kg)

22.9 ±5.2

15.5 ±4.7

< 0.05

MNA-SF

12.5 ±2.5

9.2 ±3.2

< 0.05

SMMI (kg/m2)

14.62 ±8.34

6.79 ± 4.35

<  0.001

Hand Grip (kg)

11.95 ± 11.08

7.12 ± 7.9

0.008

  1. p value < 0.05- statistically significant. p value < 0.001 - highly statistically significant