Table 2: Prevalence's and crude prevalence ratios (PR) for nutritional status (at risk of malnutrition or malnourished) in older adults with incident prostate cancer before the beginning of the treatment, Brazil (N = 538).

Variables At risk of malnutrition or malnourished N (%) Crude PR p-value
(95% CI)
Age (continuous) 1.04 (1.01-1.07) 0.003
Marital status
Married/Living with partner 95 (67.9) 1
Divorced or separated/single/widowed 45 (32.1) 1.42 (1.06-1.90) 0.023
Education Level
Illiterate/Incomplete elementary school 85 (61.2) 1
Others 54 (38.8) 1.00 (0.74-1.33) 0.986
Functionality in ADL
Functional independence 108 (77.1) 1
Functional dependence 32 (22.9) 1.59 (1.16-2.18) 0.006
Functionality in IADL
Functional independence 81 (57.9) 1
Functional dependence 59 (42.1) 1.94 (1.48-2.55) < 0.001
Emotional condition
No depressive symptoms 113 (82.5) 1
Mild/Severe depressive symptoms 24 (17.5) 1.91 (1.37-2.67) < 0.001
Comorbidity
No/Mild comorbidity 23 (16.4) 1
Moderate/Severe comorbidity 117 (83.6) 1.44 (0.97-2.14) 0.058