Final screening
Impaired nutritional status		Severity of disease (≈increase in requirements)
Absent score 0	Normal nutritional status	Absent score 0	Normal nutritional requirements
Mild score 1	Wt loss 45% in 3 months or food intake below 50–75% of normal requirement in preceding week	Mild score 1	Hip fracture, chronic patients, in particular with acute complications: cirrhosis, COPD, chronic hemodialysis, diabetes, oncology
Moderate score 2	Wt loss 45% in 2 months or BMI 18.5–20.5 + impaired general condition or food intake 25–60% of normal requirement in preceding week	Moderate score 2	Major abdominal surgery, stroke, severe pneumonia, hematologic malignancy
Severe score 3	Wt loss 45% in 1 month (>15% in 3 months) or BMI <18.5 + impaired general condition or food intake 0–25% of normal requirement in preceding week	Severe score 3	Head injury, bone marrow transplantation, intensive care patients (APACHE >10)
Score	+	Score	=Total score
Age	If ≥70 years, add 1 to total score above	=Age-adjusted total score