Table 1 Nutritional status of study subjects by the severity levels of dementia (n = 63)

Nutritional status according to MNA

Malnutrition

10

15.9

6

20.0

4

12.1

0.53^C

0.1429^W

At risk of malnutrition

37

58.7

18

60.0

19

57.6

Normal

16

25.4

6

20.0

10

30.3

Nutritional status according to BMI

Underweight

2

3.2

1

3.3

1

3.0

0.15^F

0.2578^V

Normal

38

60.3

15

50.0

23

69.7

Overweight

22

34.9

14

46.7

8

24.2

Obese

1

1.6

0

0

1

3.0

Nutritional indicators

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

p-value

ES

MNA score

20.5

3.7

19.8

3.6

21.1

3.8

0.11^T

0.35

(-0.15–0.85)^D

Weight (kg)

55.5

8.9

56.6

9.7

54.6

8.2

0.72

-0.22

(-0.72 -0.28)^D

Height (m)

1.5

0.1

1.5

0.1

1.5

0.1

0.23^M

-0.04^R

BMI (kg/m2)

24.4

5.5

23.9

3.2

24.8

7.1

0.72^M

-0.01^R

MUAC (cm)

27.3

3.4

27.4

3.0

27.3

3.7

0.97

-0.01

(-0.50–0.49)^D

Muscle mass (kg)

35.0

7.3

36.5

8.3

33.8

6.2

0.30^M

-0.03^R

Body fat percentage (%)

32.4

7.3

31.6

7.5

33.1

7.2

0.45

0.20

(-0.31–0.70)^D