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Relationship between malnutrition and sociodemographic variables in surgical patients upon discharge from Sergio E. Bernales Hospital
(Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2018-11-26) López Ramirez, Sofia Marisol; Torres Tantavilca, Luisa Lita; Lozada Urbano, Michelle
Hospital malnutrition is high in hospitalized patients in Latin America. The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between BMI and sociodemographic variables in surgical patients discharged from a hospital in Lima - 2018. Multinomial logistic regression was used to model nominal outcome variables. The result of this study includes 236 post-surgical hospitalized patients, 52% are female, the percentage of patients is 15 to 44 years old, next is the group of 45 to 64 years old, only 18% are older adults. Being between 31 and 40 years old or older (p= 0.030) is associated with a decrease of 0.90 in the relative probabilities of being overweight compared to being normal. Being older than 61 years or younger (p=0.040) is associated with a decrease of 0.54 in the relative odds of being overweight compared to being normal. A change in being male or female (p= 0.030) is associated with a 1.27 decrease in the relative odds of being obese compared to being normal. The possibility of being overweight or obese decreases by 1.08 if you are over 61 years of age (p=0.040). This little-studied relationship deserves more attention, the established conditions and recommendations can establish a prompt recovery.