Comparison of two nutritional assessment methods in gastroenterology patients

Table 2 Differences in laboratory values of obtained parameters according to the applied nutritional scores (mean ± SD)

Parameters (serum)	Well	Malnourished	Significance t test
SGA assessment	n = 163	n = 136
Glucose (mmol/L)	5.68 ± 1.06	4.83 ± 1.14	F = 10.63, P = 0.001
Cholesterol (mmol/L)	5.52 ± 0.96	3.54 ± 0.79	F = 10.61, P = 0.001
C reactive protein (mg/L)	12.42 ± 16.48	22.08 ± 18.46	F = 11.44, P = 0.001
NRI assessment	n = 108	n = 191
Lymphocyte count (%)	25.56 ± 8.94	21.77 ± 10.08	F = 11.55, P = 0.001
Cholesterol (mmol/L)	5.25 ± 1.04	4.27 ± 1.35	F = 8.27, P < 0.05
C reactive protein (mg/L)	11.25 ± 8.86	19.97 ± 20.93	F = 6.48, P < 0.05

Degrees of freedom = 297; NS: Not significant.