Table 2: Comparison between admission and discharge.
Survey item |
Overall (n = 200) |
|
|
Low BMI group (n = 103) |
|
|
Non-low BMI group (n = 97) |
|
|
|
When hospitalized |
At discharge |
p-value |
When hospitalized |
At discharge |
p-value |
When hospitalized |
At discharge |
p-value |
BMI (kg/m2) |
19.6 (17.3-22.1) |
19.8 (17.2-21.9) |
0.782 |
17.4 (15.8-18.7) |
17.3 (15.8-18.4) |
0.039 |
22.1 (20.6-23.7) |
21.9 (20.8-23.5) |
0.935 |
Albumin level (mg/dl) |
3.4 (3.0-3.7) |
3.3 (2.9-3.6) |
0.098 |
3.2 (2.9-3.6) |
3.2 (2.9-3.5) |
0.074 |
3.5 (3.1-3.8) |
3.3 (3.1-3.7) |
0.181 |
CRP (mg/dl) |
1.09 (0.21-4.4) |
0.40 (0.12-1.5) |
< 0.001 |
1.34 (0.34-5.09) |
0.67 (0.18-1.87) |
0.002 |
0.78 (0.18-4.27) |
0.30 (0.10-1.02) |
< 0.001 |
Exercise FIM (point) |
37 (16-66) |
55 (20-78) |
0.001 |
32 (15-61) |
41 (18-75) |
< 0.001 |
43 (20-68) |
64 (27-82) |
0.003 |
Cognitive FIM (point) |
21 (12-31) |
23 (12-32) |
0.684 |
19 (11-29) |
20 (11-29) |
0.006 |
24 (14-33) |
27 (14-33) |
0.706 |
Total FIM (points) |
58 (30-94) |
76 (32-110) |
0.006 |
48 (26-92) |
63 (29-105) |
< 0.001 |
70 (35-99) |
90 (42-113) |
0.010 |
BMI: Body Mass Index; CRP: C-Reactive Protein; FIM: Functional Independence Measure.