The association of weight loss with one-year mortality in hospital patients, stratified by BMI and FFMI subgroups

The European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN) has recently published consensus-based criteria for the diagnosis of malnutrition; in subjects identified at nutritional risk the diagnosis is confirmed by either BMI 5% weight loss in the previous month or >10% weight loss in the...

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Published in:Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) Scotland), 2018-10, Vol.37 (5), p.1518-1525
Main Authors: de van der Schueren, Marian A.E., de Smoker, Malon, Leistra, E., Kruizenga, H.M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Body mass index
ESPEN diagnostic criteria for malnutrition
Fat free mass index
Malnutrition
Mortality
Weight loss
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Summary:The European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN) has recently published consensus-based criteria for the diagnosis of malnutrition; in subjects identified at nutritional risk the diagnosis is confirmed by either BMI 5% weight loss in the previous month or >10% weight loss in the previous six months. The association between CWL and one-year mortality was analyzed with a priori stratification by BMI cut-off values (
ISSN:0261-5614
1532-1983
DOI:10.1016/j.clnu.2017.08.024