Table 2.

Prevalence (in percent) of cachexia in some diseases

Disease	Prevalence (%)
Cancer	28–57
Chronic heart failure	16–42
Chronic kidney disease	30–60
COPD	27–35
Rheumatoid arthritis	18–67
HIV/AIDS	10–35

Modified from [1, 8]

COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, HIV/AIDS human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome