Table 2: Comparison between admission and discharge.

Survey item

Overall (n = 200)

 

 

Low BMI group (n = 103)

 

 

Non-low BMI group (n = 97)

 

 

 

When hospitalized

At discharge

p-value

When hospitalized

At discharge

p-value

When hospitalized

At discharge

p-value

BMI (kg/m2)

19.6 (17.3-22.1)

19.8 (17.2-21.9)

0.782

17.4 (15.8-18.7)

17.3 (15.8-18.4)

0.039

22.1 (20.6-23.7)

21.9 (20.8-23.5)

0.935

Albumin level (mg/dl)

3.4 (3.0-3.7)

3.3 (2.9-3.6)

0.098

3.2 (2.9-3.6)

3.2 (2.9-3.5)

0.074

3.5 (3.1-3.8)

3.3 (3.1-3.7)

0.181

CRP (mg/dl)

1.09 (0.21-4.4)

0.40 (0.12-1.5)

< 0.001

1.34 (0.34-5.09)

0.67 (0.18-1.87)

0.002

0.78 (0.18-4.27)

0.30 (0.10-1.02)

< 0.001

Exercise FIM (point)

37 (16-66)

55 (20-78)

0.001

32 (15-61)

41 (18-75)

< 0.001

43 (20-68)

64 (27-82)

0.003

Cognitive FIM (point)

21 (12-31)

23 (12-32)

0.684

19 (11-29)

20 (11-29)

0.006

24 (14-33)

27 (14-33)

0.706

Total FIM (points)

58 (30-94)

76 (32-110)

0.006

48 (26-92)

63 (29-105)

< 0.001

70 (35-99)

90 (42-113)

0.010

BMI: Body Mass Index; CRP: C-Reactive Protein; FIM: Functional Independence Measure.