Validity and Predictive Performance of Mini Nutritional Assessment Tool for Institutionalized Elders in Ethiopia

Table 2

Correlation between total MNA score and eighteen items of MNA among institutionalized elders in eastern Ethiopia.

Item no.	MNA constructs	Coefficients ()	value	Cronbach’s alpha if item deleted
1	Change dietary intake	0.625	<0.001	0.773
2	Weight loss	0.497	<0.001	0.790
3	Mobility	0.359	<0.001	0.792
4	Psychological stress or acute disease	0.525	<0.001	0.787
5	Neuropsychological problems	0.450	<0.001	0.789
6	BMI	0.693	<0.001	0.791
7	Live independently	0.199	<0.001	0.801
8	More than three prescription drugs per day	0.237	<0.002	0.797
9	Pressure sores or skin ulcers	0.218	<0.005	0.798
10	Full meals do you eat daily	0.574	<0.001	0.777
11	Protein intake	0.160	<0.001	0.797
12	Fruits and vegetables	0.250	<0.001	0.795
13	Fluid consumed per day	0.444	<0.001	0.791
14	Mode of feeding	0.524	<0.001	0.784
15	Self-view of nutritional status	0.604	<0.001	0.778
16	Perceived health status	0.544	<0.001	0.780
17	MUAC	0.652	<0.001	0.785
18	Calf circumference	0.766	<0.001	0.772

BMI: body mass index; MNA: Mini Nutritional Assessment; MUAC: midupper arm circumference; : Pearson correlation, Significant at .