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Table 5 Malnutrition by group of diseases at discharge

From: Malnutrition in patients admitted to the medical wards of the Douala General Hospital: a cross-sectional study

Diseases

Total

Count (percent)

Cardiovascular

41

6 (14.6)

HIV and tuberculosis

45

11 (24.4)

Diabetes

16

1 (6.3)

GIT

21

3 (14.3)

Malaria

14

0 (0.0)

Malignancy

24

9 (37.5)

Other infections

47

0 (0.0)

Renal

18

0 (0.0)

Othersa

25

5 (20.0)

  1. GIT gastrointestinal tract, HIV human immune deficiency virus
  2. aOthers includes dermatology, endocrinology, hematology, neurology, psychiatry, respiratory, rheumatology and others