Table 1 Characteristics by Nutritional Status at Admission of 318 Adults Being Hospitalized for any Medical Illness at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital in Uganda in April to June 2011
Characteristic | Malnutritiona present (N = 80) | Malnutrition absent (N = 238) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, median (IQR) | 38 (27 to 54)b | 36 (27 to 56) | 0.957 |
Sex male, n (%) | 53 (66) | 112 (47) | 0.003 |
Education, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 None | 28 (35) | 76 (32) | 0.613 |
 Primary | 43 (54) | 116 (49) | 0.438 |
 Secondary and above | 9 (11) | 46 (19) | 0.098 |
HIV-infected, n (%) | 51 (64) | 93 (39) | <0.001 |
Confirmed tuberculosis, B (%) | 3 (3.8) | 9 (3.8) | 0.990 |
Sepsis, n (%) | 53 (66) | 93 (39) | <0.001 |
Severe sepsis, n (%) | 41 (51) | 47 (20) | <0.001 |
Temperature, median (IQR) | 37.0 (36.4 to 38.4) | 37.0 (36.5 to 38.3) | 0.769 |
Respiratory rate, median (IQR) | 26 (22 to 32) | 25 (20 to 30) | 0.277 |
Systolic blood pressure, median (IQR) | 90 (85 to 100) | 110 (100 to 120) | <0.001 |
Diastolic blood pressure, median (IQR) | 60 (50 to 67) | 70 (60 to 80) | <0.001 |
Pulse, median (IQR) | 110 (90 to 120) | 100 (80 to 116) | 0.006 |
Glasgow coma scale ≤14, n (%) | 15 (19 %) | 31 (13 %) | 0.282 |
Admission diagnosis, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 Acute infection | 24 (30) | 73 (31) | 0.910 |
 Heart disease | 5 (6.3) | 14 (5.9) | 0.905 |
 Kidney disease | 5 (6.3) | 30 (12.6) | 0.116 |
 Other diagnosis | 52 (65) | 136 (57) | 0.216 |
MEWS, median (IQR) | 5 (3 to 7) | 4 (2 to 6) | 0.003 |
Hypoglycemia, n (%) | 12 (15) | 25 (10.5) | 0.342 |
Anemia, n (%) | 35 (44) | 68 (29) | 0.019 |
White cell count, median (IQR) | 5.4 (3.2 to 6.2) | 5.3 (3.1 to 7.2) | 0.701 |
Platelet count, median (IQR) | 158 (97 to 271) | 172 (117 to 220) | 0.709 |