Clinical Study
Predictors' Factors of Nutritional Status of Male Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients
Table 4
Percentage of food intake according to Malaysian RNI among age group (
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| | Variable | | 30–50 years () | ≥60 years () | Total () | | % | | % | | % |
| | Energy (kcal/day) | < RNI | 44 | 100 | 95 | 90.5 | 139 | 93.3 | | ≥ RNI | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10 | 9.5 | 10 | 6.7 | | Protein (gr/day) | < RNI | 30 | 68.2 | 71 | 67.6 | 101 | 67.8 | | ≥ RNI | 14 | 31.8 | 34 | 32.4 | 48 | 32.2 | | Vitamin A (RE/day) | < RNI | 13 | 29.5 | 32 | 30.5 | 45 | 30.2 | | ≥ RNI | 31 | 70.5 | 73 | 69.5 | 104 | 69.8 | | Vitamin E (mg/day) | < RNI | 44 | 100 | 105 | 100 | 149 | 100.0 | | ≥ RNI | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | Vitamin C (mg/day) | < RNI | 40* | 90.9 | 100 | 95.2 | 140 | 94.0 | | ≥ RNI | 4 | 9.1 | 5 | 4.8 | 9 | 6.0 |
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*Significant at the level of < 0.05.
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