OR for annual healthcare utilization in propensity score-matched MNG and NNG adjusted for age, gender, ethnoracial identity, and 26 disease conditions
| Variable | OR* (99.9% CI) |
| Acute inpatient covered days per year | 3.08 (2.87 to 3.30) |
| Other inpatient covered days per year | 2.07 (1.93 to 2.23) |
| Skilled nursing facility covered days per year | 1.86 (1.74 to 1.99) |
| Hospice covered days per year | 1.23 (1.15 to 1.32) |
| Acute inpatient stays per year | 2.50 (2.33 to 2.67) |
| Other inpatient stays per year | 2.08 (1.94 to 2.24) |
| Skilled nursing facility stays per year | 1.97 (1.84 to 2.10) |
| Hospice stays per year | 1.32 (1.23 to 1.41) |
| Hospital readmissions per year | 1.76 (1.65 to 1.88) |
All P<0.0001.
*Odds of greater number in MNG over odds of greater number in NNG.
MNG, malnourished group at time zero; NNG, normo-nourished group at time zero.