Observational Study
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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Jul 15, 2016; 8(7): 563-572
Published online Jul 15, 2016. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v8.i7.563
Table 5 Patients with nutritional abnormalities in the 19 gastroenterological centers participating in the study n (%)
Outpatients
Inpatients
P value
< 65 yr> 65 yr< 65 yr> 65 yr
Undernutrition8 (4.2)6 (5.7)24 (23.9)115 (15.6)21P < 0.001
2P
Risk of Malnutrition24 (12.2)43 (40.6)21 (24.7)64 (69.2)33P
Obesity34 (18.3)19 (17.5)15 (17.2)10 (10.5)NS
Overweight52 (26.5)46 (42.5)18 (20.7)27 (28.4)NS