Table 3. Nutrition assessment data.
| Variables | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admission | Discharge | Admission | Discharge | Admission | Discharge | Admission | Discharge | |
| Total PG-SGA score* (PG-SGA score, subjective global rating) | 16, SGA-B | - | 28, SGA-B | - | 15, SGA-B | - | 15, SGA-B | 13, SGA-B |
| CMC NRS score† | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | ||||
PG-SGA, Patient-Generated Global Assessment; CMCNRS, Catholic Medical Center nutrition risk screening.
*PG-SGA scores range from 0–35 with a higher score reflecting a greater risk of malnutrition. SGA-A, well-nourished; SGA-B, moderately malnourished or suspected malnutrition; SGA-C, severely malnourished. †CMC NRS score ≥ 4: the patient is nutritionally at-risk.