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. 2022 Jun 9;14(12):2392. doi: 10.3390/nu14122392

Table 6.

ESPEN Criteria.

Alternative 1: BMI < 18.5 kg/m2
Alternative 2: Weight loss (unintentional) > 10% indefinite of time, or >5% over the last 3 months combined with either:
BMI < 20 kg/m2 if <70 years of age, or <22 kg/m2 if =>70 years of age, or
FFMI < 15 kg/m2 in women and 17 kg/m2 in men

Two alternative ways to diagnose malnutrition. Before diagnosis of malnutrition is considered, it is mandatory to fulfil criteria for being “at risk” of malnutrition by any validated risk screening tool.