Table 2.
Baseline nutritional characteristics of 77 hospitalized patients with gastrointestinal, lung, and head and neck cancer
| Weigth and BMI | Values |
|---|---|
| Body weight (kg) | 61.5 (53.1–73.0) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.5 ± 5.2 |
| Underweight | 26 (33.8%) |
| Normal weight | 28 (36.4%) |
| Overweight/Obesity | 23 (29.9%) |
| Malnutrition risk and malnutrition | |
| PG-SGA SF (score ≥ 4) | 65 (84.4%) |
| PG-SGA | |
| Moderately or severely malnourished (B or C) | 62 (80.6%) |
| Muscle mass assessment | |
| CC* | |
| Low CC no adjusted for BMI | 45 (58.4%) |
| Low CC adjusted for BMI | 64 (83.1%) |
| MUAC** | |
| Low MUAC no adjusted for BMI | 41 (53.2%) |
| Low MUAC adjusted for BMI | 51 (66.2%) |
| Muscle strength evaluation | |
| Low HGS*** | 32 (41.6%) |
Data are expressed as n (%), mean ± standard deviation, and median (interquartile range)
BMI Body Mass Index, PG-SGA SF Patient Generated Subjective Global Assessment Short Form, PG-SGA Patient Generated Subjective Global Assessment, CC Calf Circumference, MUAC Mid-Upper Arm Circumference, HGS Hand Grip Strength
*Low CC: Male (≤ 34 cm); Female (≤ 33 cm); CC values were adjusted by patient’s BMI, in order to help to remove the confounding effects of adiposity [24]
**Low MUAC: Male (< 28 cm); Female (25 cm); MUAC values were adjusted by patient’s BMI, in order to help to remove the confounding effects of adiposity [25]
***Low HGS: Male (< 27 kg); Female (< 16 kg) [26]