Characteristic | Risk of malnutrition | p-value | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | Absent | Mild | Moderate | Severe | ||
(n = 12,898) | (n = 5093) | (n = 5984) | (n = 1703) | (n = 118) | ||
Cost ($) | 8529.6 (5543.2, 12,911.8) | 8063.6 (5206.7, 12,173.4) | 8617.0 (5560.5, 13,003.4) | 9474.6 (6489.0, 14,450.9) | 13,415.5 (7535.4, 20,831.4) |  < 0.001 |
Hospital length of stay (days) | 5 (3, 8) | 4 (3, 7) | 5 (3, 8) | 7 (4, 11) | 12 (7, 21) |  < 0.001 |
In-hospital mortality (%) | 99 (0.8) | 13 (0.3) | 44 (0.7) | 35 (2.1) | 7 (5.9) |  < 0.001 |
Long-term mortality (%) | 1973 (15.3) | 533 (10.5) | 927 (15.5) | 464 (27.2) | 49 (41.5) |  < 0.001 |