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Table 1 Percent distribution of the studied multiple sclerosis patients body mass index and patient-generated subjective global assessment categories

From: Nutritional status of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients attending Kasr Alainy MS unit: an exploratory cross-sectional study

PG-SGA categories

BMIa categories

p-value

Overall, n = 76

Underweight, n = 2

Normal, n = 25

Overweight, n = 21

Obese, n = 28

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

Well-nourished

35

46.1

0

0.0

18

72.0

7

33.3

10

35.7

0.01*

Moderate or suspected malnutrition

41

53.9

2

100.0

7

28.0

14

66.7

18

64.3

  1. aBody mass index
  2. *Significant p-value; N.B. no cases were severely malnourished