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

Table 4 Associations between screening tools and mortality

		Surviving patients (n = 184)	Dead patients (n = 12)	p	OR (95% CI)
NRS-2002	No NR	33.70%	17%	0.22	2.5 (0.54–11.9)
NRS-2002	NR	66.30%	83%	0.22	2.5 (0.54–11.9)
CONUT	No NR	51.10%	17%	0.021	5.22 (1.11–24.4)
CONUT	NR	48.90%	83%	0.021	5.22 (1.11–24.4)
SGA	No NR	27.20%	0%	0.039	1.09 (1.03–1.14)
SGA	NR	72.80%	100%	0.039	1.09 (1.03–1.14)
Totals		93.90%	6.10%

Values are shown as the odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (CI)
Abbreviations: NR Nutritional risk, NRS-2002 Nutritional risk screening 2002, CONUT Controlling Nutritional Status Index, SGA Subjective Global Assessment

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