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Table 2 Anthropometric characteristics according to nutritional status, QOL, and nutritional status & QOL of the elderly in South Korea (N = 143)

From: Association between combinations of nutritional status and quality of life and food purchasing motives among the elderly in South Korea

 

Nutritional statusa

QOLb

Nutritional status & QOLc

High (N = 63)

Low (N = 68)

Pd

High (N = 71)

Low (N = 70)

P

Best (N = 41)

Worst (N = 45)

P

Height (cm)e

155.9 ± 6.6

155.5 ± 8.1

0.768

157.3 ± 7.4

154.4 ± 7.3

0.018

156.7 ± 7.0

154.4 ± 8.0

0.161

Weight (cm)

62.6 ± 8.3

56.8 ± 8.2

0.000

60.1 ± 8.5

59.3 ± 9.2

0.590

61.5 ± 8.2

56.5 ± 8.3

0.007

BMI (kg/m2)

25.8 ± 3.5

23.5 ± 3.1

0.000

24.3 ± 3.2

24.9 ± 3.7

0.277

25.0 ± 3.1

23.7 ± 3.2

0.055

Underweight (<  18.5)f

0.0

5.9

0.022

1.4

4.3

0.380

0.0

6.7

0.082

Normal weight (18.5–22.9)

22.2

38.2

36.6

25.7

29.3

33.3

Overweight (23.0–24.9)

25.4

23.5

23.9

22.9

26.8

24.4

Obese (≥25.0)

52.4

32.4

38.0

47.1

43.9

35.6

WHR

0.88 ± 0.05

0.89 ± 0.07

0.204

0.88 ± 0.05

0.89 ± 0.07

0.139

0.88 ± 0.04

0.90 ± 0.07

0.100

MAC (cm)

28.1 ± 2.6

26.4 ± 2.2

0.000

26.8 ± 2.2

27.6 ± 2.9

0.059

27.3 ± 1.9

26.5 ± 2.2

0.089

CC (cm)

35.0 ± 2.8

32.0 ± 3.1

0.000

34.0 ± 3.0

32.8 ± 3.4

0.020

34.8 ± 3.0

31.5 ± 3.3

0.000

  1. Abbreviations: MNA mini nutritional assessment, QOL quality of life, BMI body mass index, WHR waist hip ratio, MAC Mid-arm circumference, CC Calf Circumference
  2. aMNA is divided by two categries: high (≥ 24) and low nutritional status (≤ 23.5)
  3. bQOL, assessed score using the SF-36, was categoried by percentage: high (≥ 50%) and low (< 50%) QOL
  4. cNutritional status and QOL were grouped by combinations of each category of MNA and QOL. Best, high nutritional status and high QOL; worst, low nutritional status and low QOL
  5. dP-values for differences between groups using Chi-square test for proportions and Student's t test for mean. Values in boldface are significant (p < 0.05)
  6. eValues are expressed as means ± SD
  7. fValues are expressed as percentages