Table 1.

Malnutrition screening tool

Question	Score
Have you lost weight recently without trying?
No	0
Unsure	2
Yes	See below
If yes, how much weight (kg) have you lost?
1–5	1
6–10	2
11–15	3
> 15	4
Unsure	2
Have you been eating poorly because of a decreased appetite?
No	0
Yes	1
Total*

^*Subjects who score 2 to 5 are at risk for malnutrition. Reprinted from Nutrition, Volume 15, Issue 6, “Development of a valid and reliable malnutrition screening tool for adult acute hospital patients,” Ferguson M et al. Pages 458–464, Copyright 1999, with permission from Elsevier²⁰