Table 2.

Nutritional Risk Score 2002 scoring system [6]

(I) Score of the severity of disease
Score 1	General malignancy Long-term hemodialysis Chronic diseases (eg, cirrhosis and COPD) Hip fracture Diabetes
Score 2	Hematological malignancies Major abdominal surgery Severe pneumonia Stroke
Score 3	Head and brain injury Bone marrow transplant Intensive care patients with an APACHE score higher than 10
(II) Score of the impaired nutrition status
Score 1	Weight loss > 5% in 3 mo or food intake below 50–75% of normal requirement in the preceding wk
Score 2	Weight loss > 5% in 2 mo or food intake below 25–50% of normal requirement in preceding week or BMI < 20.5, with poor general conditions
Score 3	Weight loss > 5% in preceding month or food intake below 25% of normal requirement in preceding week or BMI < 18.5, with poor general conditions
(III) Score of the age
Score 1	>70 yr

Nutrition risk screening score = Score of the severity of the disease + score of the impaired nutrition status + score of the age.

APACHE = Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; BMI = body mass index; COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.