Predictors' Factors of Nutritional Status of Male Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients

Table 1

Nutritional status based on anthropometry Measurement and handgrip strength of COPD subjects according to age group (𝑛=149).

Variable	Classification	35–59 yrs (𝑛=44)		≥60 yrs (𝑛=105)		Total (𝑛=149)		𝑃
		𝑁	%	𝑁	%	𝑛	%
Body mass index (kg/m^2)	Under weight (BMI < 18.5 )	11	25	15	14.3	26	17.4	—
	Normal (18.5 < BMI < 24.9)	17	38.6	50	47.6	67	45.0
	Overweight/obese (BMI > 25)	16	36.4	40	38.1	56	37.6
Triceps skin fold thickness (mm)	Lean/below average (TSFT < 15th)	1	2.3	7	6.7	8	5.4	—
	Average (15th < TSFT < 75th)	27	61.4	57	54.3	84	56.4
	Above average/obese (TSFT > 75th)	16	36.4	41	39.0	57	38.3
Mid-upper arm circumference (cm)	Under weight (MUAC < 23.5)	11	25	25	23.8	36	24.2	—
	Normal (23.5 < MUAC < 32)	28	63.6	78	74.3	106	71.1
	Obese (MUAC > 32)	5	11.4	2	1.9	7	4.7
Waist circumference (cm)	Normal (WC < 90)	28	63.6	56	53.3	84	56.4	0.022^a
	Abdominal obesity (WC ≥ 90)	16	36.4	49	46.7	65	43.6
Fat-Free Mass Index (kg/m^2) (𝑛=105)	<16 (kg/m^2) depletion of FFM	16	50.0	28	38.4	44	41.9	0.266
	≥16 (kg/m^2) Normal	16	50.0	45	61.6	61	58.1
Handgrip (kg) malnutrition	Handgrip < 34 kg, age < 69 year	32	72.7	82	78.1	114	76.5	—
	Handgrip < 27.5 kg, age 70–79 year	0	0.0	1	1.0	1	0.7
	Handgrip ≤ 19 kg, age ≥ 80 year	0	0.0	1	1.0	1	0.7
Normal	Handgrip > 34 kg, age < 69 year	12	27.3	3	2.9	15	10.1
	Handgrip < 27.5 kg, age 70–79 year	0	0.0	16	15.2	16	10.7
	Handgrip ≤ 19 kg, age ≥ 80 year	0	0.0	2	1.9	2	1.3