Table 1.

How the GLIM criteria were applied in the present study.

	GLIM Criteria	Present Study
Phenotypic	Weight loss
	>5% within past 6 months or >10% beyond 6 months	>5% unintentional weight loss in ≤3 months or ≥4 months
	BMI
	<20 kg/m2 if <70 years or <22 kg/m2 if >70 years	<20 kg/m2 if <70 years or <22 kg/m2 if >70 years
	Reduced muscle mass
	Reduced by validated body composition measuring techniques	Evidence of reduced muscle stores at ≥4 muscle sites
Etiologic	Reduced food intake
	≤50% of energy requirements for <1 week or any reduction for >2 weeks	<50% of usual intake for >5 days, or <75% of usual intake for >1 month, or >75% of usual intake for >1 month
	Inflammation
	Acute disease/injury or chronic disease-related	Presence of metastatic disease

Abbreviations: GLIM = Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition; BMI = body mass index.