| GI cancers | Gastrointestinal cancers |
| NIS | Nutrition Impact Symptoms |
| HRQoL | Health-Related Quality of Life |
| BC | Body Composition |
| BMI | Body Mass Index |
| SMM | Skeletal Muscle Mass |
| CT | Computed Tomography |
| MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| SMD | Skeletal Muscle Density |
| BIA | Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis |
| TBW | Total Body Water |
| Z | Impedance |
| R | Resistance |
| Xc | Reactance |
| FM | Fat Mass |
| FFM | Fat-free Mass |
| PhA | Phase Angle |
| BCPs | Body Composition Profiles |
| PCA | Principal Component Analysis |
| SumSc | Summary Score |
| ROC | Rete Oncologica Campana |
| NRS-2002 | Nutritional Risk Screening 2002 |
| SARC-F | Strength, Assistance with walking, Rising from a chair, Climbing stairs, and Falls |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| BCM | Body Cell Mass |
| ASMM | Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Mass |
| ECW | Extracellular Water |
| ICW | Intracellular Water |
| FMI | Fat Mass Index |
| BCMI | Body Cell Mass Index |
| SMI | Skeletal Muscle Index |
| ASMI | Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Index |
| EORTC QLQ-C30 | European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer core Quality of Life Questionnaire |
| GHS | Global Health Status |
| SD | Standard Deviation |
| FDR | False Discovery Rate |
| PC | Principal Component |
| BMR | Basal Metabolic Rate |
| LMP | Low Muscle Profile |
| HMP | High Muscle Profile |
| AMG | Albumin-myosteatosis Gauge |
| MUST | Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool |