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Table 2 Percentage of individuals classified as at risk of undernutrition (UN)

From: Diagnostic performance of the Minimal Eating Observation and Nutrition Form - Version II (MEONF-II) and Nutritional Risk Screening 2002 (NRS 2002) among hospital inpatients - a cross-sectional study

 

Ward

 
 

Stroke

Surgery

Orthopaedic

Geriatric Medicine

Total

 

n = 21

n = 19

n = 23

n = 24

n = 87

MEONF-II, n (%)

     

Low risk for UN (0-2 points)

11 (52)

11 (58)

12 (52)

14 (58)

48 (55)

Moderate risk for UN (3-4 points)

5 (24)

3 (16)

3 (13)

6 (25)

17 (20)

High risk for UN (≥ 5 points)

5 (24)

5 (26)

8 (35)

4 (17)

22 (25)

NRS 2002, n (%)1

     

No risk for UN (≤ 3 points)

15 (71)

16 (84)

16 (73)

14 (58)

61 (71)

Risk for UN (≥ 3 points)

6 (29)

3 (16)

6 (27)

10 (42)

25 (29)

MNA, n (%)2

     

Well nourished (≥2 4 points)

8 (38)

5 (26)

11 (52)

10 (42)

34 (40)

Risk for UN (17-23.5 points)

8 (38)

10 (53)

3 (14)

12 (50)

33 (39)

UN (≤ 17 points)

5 (24)

4 (21)

7 (33)

2 (8)

18 (21)

  1. 1) Internal attrition/drop-out n = 1 (orthopaedic ward), 2) Internal attrition/drop-out n = 2 (orthopaedic ward)
  2. MEONF-II, Minimal Eating Observation and Nutrition Form - Version II; MNA, Mini Nutritional Assessment; NRS 2002, Nutritional Risk Screening 2002.
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