Nutritional status of elderly hypertensive patients and its relation to the occurrence of cognitive impairment

Table 3 Differences in the clinical profile of patients with different nutritional states, n (%)

Norm	Total cases (n = 140)	Malnutrition group (n = 26)	Malnutrition risk group (n = 42)	Normal nutritional status group (n = 72)	t/χ2/F	P value
Distinguishing between the sexes					0.541	0.763
Male	66 (47.14)	11 (42.31)	19 (45.24)	36 (50.00)
Women	74 (52.86)	15 (57.69)	23 (54.76)	36 (50.00)
Age, year	71.55 ± 8.03	71.42 ± 8.71	71.53 ± 8.62	71.69 ± 8.51	0.011	0.989
BMI, kg/m2	23.15 ± 2.42	20.63 ± 2.71	22.14 ± 2.27	24.69 ± 2.59	29.774	0.000
Family history of hypertension					0.243	0.886
Yes	67 (47.86)	13 (50.00)	21 (50.00)	33 (45.83)
No	73 (52.14)	13 (50.00)	21 (50.00)	39 (54.17)
Course of hypertension, year	9.24 ± 2.81	9.68 ± 3.12	9.62 ± 3.14	9.71 ± 3.10	0.011	0.989
High blood pressure classification					4.486	0.344
Level 1	73 (52.14)	12 (54.76)	23 (54.76)	38 (52.78)
Level 2	48 (34.29)	9 (26.19)	11 (26.19)	28 (38.89)
Level 3	19 (13.57)	5 (19.23)	8 (19.05)	6 (8.33)
Drinking history					1.784	0.410
Yes	57 (40.71)	10 (38.46)	14 (33.33)	33 (45.83)
No	83 (59.29)	16 (61.54)	28 (66.67)	39 (54.17)
Smoking history					0.006	0.997
Yes	76 (54.29)	14 (53.85)	23 (54.76)	39 (54.17)
No	64 (45.71)	12 (46.15)	19 (45.24)	33 (45.83)
Defatted body weight, kg	55.06 ± 8.92	54.33 ± 8.29	54.62 ± 8.36	55.71 ± 9.06	0.341	0.712
Upper arm muscle dimension, cm	25.08 ± 2.11	24.12 ± 3.11	24.92 ± 2.22	25.18 ± 2.81	1.465	0.235
ALB, g/L	38.82 ± 5.72	36.59 ± 3.77	38.14 ± 3.62	39.89 ± 4.92	6.047	0.003
Hb, g/L	131.81 ± 10.92	140.36 ± 10.07	123.58 ± 10.28	123.67 ± 12.19	23.286	0.000
AST, U/L	20.59 ± 2.51	20.33 ± 3.34	20.32 ± 3.36	20.35 ± 3.31	0.058	0.954
ALT, U/L	17.95 ± 3.02	17.85 ± 2.82	17.82 ± 2.84	17.87 ± 2.81	0.115	0.909
Cr, mmol/L	80.18 ± 20.42	82.09 ± 19.11	80.20 ± 19.37	79.03 ± 22.21	0.210	0.811
Hcy, mmol/L	20.84 ± 6.83	22.96 ± 6.85	20.86 ± 6.57	17.03 ± 11.52	4.551	0.012
UA, μmol/L	262.25 ± 70.15	250.37 ± 60.14	258.34 ± 60.52	266.11 ± 77.32	0.527	0.592
ALP, U/L	119.18 ± 19.52	120.18 ± 19.11	119.18 ± 19.31	118.18 ± 20.42	0.105	0.900
Absolute lymphocytes	1.49 ± 0.14	1.45 ± 0.04	1.46 ± 0.13	1.50 ± 0.12	2.684	0.072
TC, mmol/L	4.08 ± 1.05	3.88 ± 0.84	3.81 ± 0.90	4.16 ± 0.96	2.199	0.115
TG, mmol/L	1.44 ± 0.92	1.30 ± 0.66	1.32 ± 0.63	1.35 ± 0.58	0.075	0.928
LDL-C, mmol/L	1.23 ± 0.23	1.13 ± 0.32	1.13 ± 0.31	1.14 ± 0.31	0.018	0.982
HDL-C, mmol/L	2.53 ± 0.69	2.44 ± 0.78	2.46 ± 0.77	2.50 ± 0.73	0.076	0.927

BMI: Body mass index; ALB: Albumin; Hb: Hemoglobin; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; Cr: Creatinine; Hcy: Homocysteine; UA: Uric acid; ALP: Alkaline phosphatase; TC: Total cholesterol: TG: Triglycerides; LDL-C: Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: High-density lipoprotein cholesterol.