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. 2021 Aug 10;13(8):2744. doi: 10.3390/nu13082744

Table 5.

SE, SP, PPV and NPV of GLIM using any combination of phenotypic and etiologic criteria in diagnosing severe malnutrition compared with PG-SGA.

Definition of MMR SE
(%,95%CI)
SP
(%,95%CI)
PPV
(%,95%CI)
NPV
(%,95%CI)
κ
Excluded MMR 58.2 (45.5–69.9) 93.9 (91.4–95.8) 56.5 (44.1–68.2) 94.3 (91.8–96.1) 0.515
CC 58.2 (45.5–69.9) 93.9 (91.4–95.8) 56.5 (44.1–68.2) 94.3 (91.8–96.1) 0.515
FFMI 58.2 (45.5–69.9) 93.9 (91.4–95.8) 56.5 (44.1–68.2) 94.3 (91.8–96.1) 0.515
ASMI 58.2 (45.5–69.9) 93.9 (91.4–95.8) 56.5 (44.1–68.2) 94.3 (91.8–96.1) 0.515
CC+FFMI 58.2 (45.5–69.9) 93.9 (91.4–95.8) 56.5 (44.1–68.2) 94.3 (91.8–96.1) 0.515
CC+ASMI 58.2 (45.5–69.9) 93.9 (91.4–95.8) 56.5 (44.1–68.2) 94.3 (91.8–96.1) 0.515
FFMI+ASMI 58.2 (45.5–69.9) 93.9 (91.4–95.8) 56.5 (44.1–68.2) 94.3 (91.8–96.1) 0.515
CC+FFMI+ASMI 58.2 (45.5–69.9) 93.9 (91.4–95.8) 56.5 (44.1–68.2) 94.3 (91.8–96.1) 0.515

MMR: muscle mass reduction; SE: sensitivity; SP: specificity; PPV: positive predictive value; NPV: negative predictive value; CI: confidence interval; PG-SGA: Patient-generated Subjective Global Assessment; CC: calf circumference; FFMI: fat-free mass index; ASMI: appendicular skeletal muscle index.