Patient demographics
| Controls | Mild/moderate malnutrition | Severe malnutrition | |
| Number of patients | 22 | 20 | 11 |
| Age (y) | 68 (60–79) | 71 (60–77) | 70 (61–73) |
| M:F | 15:7 | 13:7 | 8:3 |
| Neoplastic disease (n) | 19 | 14 | 11 |
| Gastro-oesophageal carcinoma (n) | 12 | 12 | 9 |
| Pancreatic carcinoma (n) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Colorectal carcinoma (n) | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Other neoplastic (n) | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Plasma albumin (g/l) | 39 (33–41) | 36 (33–40) | 31 (25–34)5-160 |
| Nutritional risk index (NRI) | 99 (90–102) | 90 (86–96) | 81 (70–86)5-160 |
Values are medians, with interquartile range in parentheses.
↵5-160 p < 0.01, Kruskal Wallis test.