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Table 3 Associations between screening tools and morbidity

From: Comparison of nutritional screening tools to assess nutritional risk and predict clinical outcomes in Mexican patients with digestive diseases

 

Without complications (n = 128)

With any complications (n = 68)

p

OR (95% CI)

NRS-2002

Absence of NR

40.6%

17.6%

0.001

3.2 (6.5–11.6)

NR

59.4%

82.4%

CONUT

Absence of NR

60.9%

26.5%

0.001

4.3 (2.3–8.3)

NR

39.1%

73.5%

SGA

Absence of NR

34.4%

8.8%

0.001

5.4 (2.1–13.5)

NR

65.6%

91.2%

Totals

 

65.3%

34.7%

  
  1. Values are shown as the odds ratio (OR) with 95% CI
  2. Abbreviations: NR nutritional risk, NRS-2002 Nutritional Risk Screening 2002, CONUT Controlling Nutritional Status Index, SGA Subjective Global Assessment