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Published in final edited form as: J Geriatr Oncol. 2021 Dec 11;13(5):738–741. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2021.12.007

Table 1.

Identifying malnutrition and obesity

Measure of nutritional status or body composition	Purpose of measure	Criteria for concern
Recent weight loss	To identify malnutrition	>10% unintentional weight loss in the last 6 months
Mini-Nutritional Assessment-Short Form	To identify malnutrition	A score of 0-7 points (“malnourished” or 8-11 points (“at risk for malnutrition”)
Body mass index (BMI; [weight in kg] / [height in m]²)	To identify excess body fat	≥25 kg/m²
	To identify low body fat	<18.5 kg/m²