Table 3 Clinical outcomes according to CONUT score
| 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 |