Value of body mass index in the detection of severe malnutrition: influence of the pathology and changes in anthropometric parameters
Value of body mass index in the detection of severe malnutrition: influence of the pathology and changes in anthropometric parameters
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DOI:
10.1016/j.clnu.2003.10.003
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发表时间:
2004-08-01
影响因子:
6.3
通讯作者:
Bories, PN
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作者:
Campillo, B;Paillaud, E;Bories, PN
Background & aims: We have estimated the prevalence of severe malnutrition in groups of patients hospitalized for different medical causes and assessed the sensitivity of BMI in the diagnosis of severe malnutrition.Design: A prospective study enrolled 1052 patients: 396 patients with liver cirrhosis including 165 non-ascitic patients (NAP), 124 patients with mild ascites (MAP), 107 patients with tense ascites (TAP), 251 patients after cardiac surgery (SCP), 81 patients with cardiac diseases (MCP), 85 patients with stroke (SP), 36 patients with degenerative neurological diseases (DNP), 68 patients after surgery of a hip fracture (HFP), 91 patients with palliative care for cancer (CP) and 44 elderly patients with medical affections (EP). BMI, mid-arm muscular circumference (MAMC) and triceps skinfold thickness (TST) were measured within 48h after admission. Patients with MAMC and TST below the 5th percentile of a reference population when aged less than or equal to 74 or the 10th percentile when aged greater than or equal to 75 were defined as severely malnourished. Sensitivity of BMI < 20 to detect malnutrition was assessed.Results: The prevalence of severe malnutrition was the highest in TAP (39.1%) HFP (25.6%) and MAP (24.3%) and the lowest in SCP (4%), SP (4.8%), DNP (5.7%) and MCP (7.4%) (P