Undernutrition, risk of malnutrition and obesity in gastroenterological patients: A multicenter study

Table 2 Characteristics of the patients in the 19 gastroenterological units participating in the study

Centers	n	M	F	Age (average ± DS)	Ambulatory	DH	Inpatients	MUST	NRS	MNA	Weight (kg)	Weight loss (%)	BMI
Bolzano	21	61.90%	38.10%	67.5 ± 17.2	0.00%	0.00%	100.00%	-	2.2 ± 1.5	16.8 ± 4.3	71.6 ± 16.4	-4.7 ± 6.2	24.8 ± 4.4
Fiemme del Cavalese	17	57.1%	42.9%	56.2 ± 25.1	57.1%	0.0%	42.9%	0.8 ± 1.3	1.7 ± 1.4	19.0 ± 9.9	66.9 ± 5.1	-2.5 ± 6.9	23.1 ± 2.4
Pordenone	14	25.0%	75.0%	48.7 ± 24.0	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	1.0 ± 1.2	-	22.0 ± 0.0	58.3 ± 12.7	0.0 ± 0.0	21.3 ± 3.6
Udine	10	50.0%	50.0%	51.6 ± 8.7	70.0%	0.0%	30.0%	0.4 ± 0.7	-	13.0 ± 0.0	75.5 ± 16.0	-2.0 ± 5.7	25.9 ± 5.2
Como	12	72.2%	27.8%	65.3 ± 17.9	0.0	22.2%	77.8%	1.7 ± 2.1	2.3 ± 1.5	18.6 ± 5.4	73.5 ± 22.7	-7.6 ± 9.4	25.8 ± 6.7
Milano	17	64.0%	36.0%	64.9 ± 19.2	0.0	0.0%	100.0%	-	1.7 ± 1.4	9.5 ± 3.1	69.4 ± 15.7	-2.8 ± 7.4	25.2 ± 4.7
Torino	38	50.0%	50.0%	58.9 ± 16.1	0.0	55.3%	44.7%	1.6 ± 1.7	2.2 ± 2.2	15.8 ± 4.9	65.3 ± 16.6	-0.9 ± 9.1	23.9 ± 4.5
Alto Vicentino di Santorso	32	40.6%	59.4%	68.2 ± 12.7	97.3	0.0%	2.7%	0.2 ± 0.6	0.5 ± 0.7	15.4± 4.6	71.3 ± 12.8	-2.3 ± 4.9	25.0 ± 3.9
Bassano del Grappa	25	48.0%	52.0%	48.3 ± 17.9	60.0	0.0%	40.0%	0.5 ± 0.9	0.8 ± 1.4	17.6 ± 4.8	68.0 ± 14.5	0.1 ± 9.0	23.9 ± 4.3
Legnano	16	87.5%	12.5%	53.0 ± 16.1	0.0	0.0%	100.0%	-	1.1 ± 1.6	15.2 ± 4.6	66.1 ± 13.5	-4.2 ± 12.3	23.0 ± 2.7
Ravenna	66	41.5%	58.5%	57.4 ± 19.4	52.5	21.9	25.6%	0.8 ± 1.3	1.3 ± 1.4	19.6 ± 2.8	67.7 ± 17.4	-1.5 ± 7.2	24.3 ± 5.4
Ancona	33	39.4	60.6	58.9 ± 19	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.1 ± 0.3	-	13.5 ± 4.8	70.8 ± 13.5	0.5 ± 2.5	25.7 ± 4.8
Napoli	26	53.8	46.1	59.1 ± 15.8	7.7	30.8	61.5	0.5 ± 0.9	1.3 ± 1.2	12.2 ± 2.7	67.9 ± 14.9	-1.2 ± 3.8	24.7 ± 5.6
Foggia	33	39.4	60.6	57.7 ± 18.2	66.6	6,1	27.3	0.3 ± 0.9	0.4 ± 0.8	15.0 ± 3.3	76.5 ± 21.9	-1.5 ± 3.0	28.6 ± 7.6
Trani	53	58.5	41.5	55.5 ± 18.1	62.1	10.3	27.6	0.5 ± 0.9	0.7 ± 1.1	13.4 ± 3.2	71.6 ± 14.5	1.1 ± 5.5	27.1 ± 5.5
Cosenza	58	53.9	46.1	58.8 ± 18.4	38.1	15.9	46.0	1.3 ± 1.7	2.1 ± 1.1	15.3 ± 3.7	67.0 ± 15.9	-3.8 ± 7.9	24.5 ± 4.8
Palermo	15	64.7	35.3	64.2 ± 10.1	0.0	0.0	100.0	-	1.3 ± 0.6	13.0 ± 4.5	77.5 ± 21.3	-1.3 ± 1.6	27.6 ± 6.7
Marsala	17	41.2	58.8	70.4 ± 9.5	88.2	0.0	11.8	0.6 ± 0.8	2.6 ± 0.9	18.0 ± 5.4	72.2 ± 12.4	-2.2 ± 3.5	27.7 ± 3.7
Siracusa	10	60.0	40.0	67.9 ± 1.3	20.0	0.0	80.0	0.8 ± 1.2	2.6 ± 1.5	15.4 ± 4.6	61.8 ± 7.8	-1.6 ± 4.9	23.9 ± 2.6
Total	513	51.4	48.6	59.8 ± 17.8	48.1	12.1	39.8	0.7 ± 0.5	1.5 ± 0.8	15.8 ± 2.9	69.7 ± 16.0	-1.7 ± 6.9	25.3 ± 5.3

M: Male; F: Females; DH: Day Hospital; MUST: Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool; NRS: Nutritional Risk Screening; MNA: Mini Nutritional Assessment; BMI: Body Mass Index.