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

Table A1.

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

Combination SE
(%,95%CI)
SP
(%,95%CI)
PPV
(%,95%CI)
NPV
(%,95%CI)
κ
Weight loss
Reduced intake or assimilation
48.5 (42.1–55.0) 98.2 (95.9–99.2) 95.1 (89.2–98.0) 72.1 (67.7–76.2) 0.488
Low BMI
Reduced intake or assimilation
10.2 (6.8,15.0) 99.7 (98.0–100.0) 96.0 (77.7–99.8) 60.7 (56.4–64.8) 0.113
MMR *
Reduced intake or assimilation
36.2 (30.1–42.7) 99.4 (97.6–99.9) 97.7 (91.2–99.6) 68.4 (64.0–72.5) 0.390
Any phenotypic criterion
Reduced intake or assimilation
60.4 (53.8–66.7) 98.2 (95.8–99.2) 95.9 (91.0–98.3) 77.5 (73.1–81.4) 0.618
Weight loss
Disease burden/inflammation
0 (0–2.0) 99.7 (98.0–100.0) 0 (0–94.5) 58.1 (53.9–62.2) −0.004
Low BMI
Disease burden/inflammation
0 (0–2.0) 100.0 (98.6–100.0) - - 0.000
MMR *
Disease burden/inflammation
0 (0–2.0) 100.0 (98.6–100.0) - - 0.000
Any phenotypic criterion
Disease burden/inflammation
0 (0–2.0) 99.7 (98.0–100.0) 0 (0–94.5) 58.1 (53.9–62.2) −0.004
Weight loss
Any etiologic criterion
47.2 (40.7–53.8) 97.9 (95.4–99.1) 94.1 (87.8–97.4) 72.1 (67.6–76.1) 0.485
Low BMI
Any etiologic criterion
10.2 (6.8–15.0) 99.7 (98.0–100.0) 96.0 (77.7–99.8) 60.7 (56.4–64.8) 0.113
MMR *
Any etiologic criterion
36.2 (30.1–42.7) 99.4 (97.6–99.9) 97.7 (91.2–99.6) 68.4 (64.0–72.5) 0.39
Any phenotypic criterion
Any etiologic criterion
60.4 (53.8–66.7) 97.9 (95.4–99.1) 95.3 (90.2–97.9) 77.5 (73.1–81.4) 0.614

SE: sensitivity; SP: specificity; PPV: positive predictive value; NPV: negative predictive value; CI: confidence interval; PG-SGA: Patient-generated Subjective Global Assessment; BMI: body mass index; MMR: muscle mass reduction. * MMR in this table was defined by the combination of CC, FFMI, or ASMI.