Table 4: Demographic and clinical aspects of the patients in the two groups.
Variable | Control Group | Study Group | P value |
Gender (N, %) Male Female |
69 19 (27.5) 50 (72.5) |
71 22 (30.9) 49 (69.1) |
1.0 |
Age (years) (mean ± SD) | 58.9 ± 8.64 | 60.14 ± 8.45 | 0.10 |
Length of hospital stay (mean ± SD, range) | 3.25 ± 0.2 (2-6) | 3.0 ± 0.18 (2-5) | 0.38 |
BMI (kg/m2) (mean ± SD) | 27.55 ± 4.1 | 29.33 ± 6.8 | 0.074 |
Nutritional Status score (SGA) | 7.13 ± 0.54 | 7.1 ± 0.31 | 0.54 |