Table 4.
Prevalence of the different etiological and phenotypic criteria considered by the GLIM and ESPEN criteria for the identification of malnutrition.
| Criteria | Variables | Prevalence [n (%)] |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Etiological | Reduced food intake (>50%) | 9 (9.8) | |
| Inflammation | Clinical judgment of specialists | 23 (25.0) | |
| CRP > 5 mg/L | 37 (40.2) | ||
| Phenotypic | UWL > 10% over the last 6 months | 10 (10.9) | |
| BMI | Very low (<18.5 kg/m2) | 19 (20.7) | |
| Low (<20 kg/m2 if <70 years, or <22 kg/m2 if ≥70 years) | 40 (43.5) | ||
| Low MM | FFMI | 56 (60.9) | |
| ASMMI | 69 (75.0) | ||
| SMMI | 79 (85.9) | ||
| Low HS | 66 (71.7) | ||
UWL—unintentional weight loss; BMI—body mass index; MM—muscle mass; FFMI—fat-free mass index; FMI—fat mass index; ASMMI—appendicular skeletal muscle mass index; SMMI—skeletal muscle mass index; HS—hand grip strength.