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

Table 3 Clinical features of evaluated patients according to age group n (%)

	Total cohort (n = 513)	< 65 yr (n = 289)	≥ 65 yr (n = 218)	P value
Age (yr) (Mean ± SD)	59.8 ± 17.8	47.4 ± 12.8	76.1 ± 6.9	< 0.0011
Male gender,	260 (51.4)	138 (47.8)	122 (56.2)	0.062
Setting				< 0.0012
Inpatient	204 (39.8)	93 (32.2)	110 (50.7)
Outpatient	308 (60.2)	196 (67.8)	107 (49.3)
Disease				< 0.0012
Acute	414 (72.1)	232 (71.8)	177 (72.2)
Chronic	96 (16.7)	73 (22.6)	22 (9.0)
Neoplastic	64 (11.1)	18 (5.6)	46 (18.8)

P value: P < 0.05.

¹Wilcoxon rank-sum (Mann-Whitney) test;

²χ² test. Significant standardized adjusted residual.