Observational studyNutrients2021
Body Composition Measurement Improved Performance of GLIM Criteria in Diagnosing Malnutrition Compared to PG-SGA in Ambulatory Cancer Patients: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study.
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- The global leadership initiative on malnutrition criteria for the diagnosis of malnutrition in patients with chronic liver diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- Impact of Muscle Mass Loss on Survival During Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy in Patients with Locally Advanced Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Multi-center Retrospective Study in China (TIMES Study).Annals of surgical oncology · 2026Article
- Undernutrition and associated factors among adult cancer patients in northwest Ethiopia: a global leadership initiative on malnutrition-based approach.BMC cancer · 2025Article
- Diagnostic consistency of GLIM criteria and PG-SGA for malnutrition in patients with pancreatic cancer.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Validity and applicability of the global leadership initiative on malnutrition criteria in non-dialysis patients with chronic kidney disease.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Malnutrition elevates delirium and ICU stay among critically ill older adult COVID-19 patients.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- Body Composition Evaluation and Clinical Markers of Cardiometabolic Risk in Patients with Phenylketonuria.Nutrients · 2023Review
- Current status of the association between malnutrition defined by the GLIM criteria and postoperative outcomes in gastrointestinal surgery for cancer: a narrative review.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2023Review
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- Comparison of GLIM, SGA, PG-SGA, and PNI in diagnosing malnutrition among hepatobiliary-pancreatic surgery patients.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- Temporal and periorbital depressions identified by 3D images are correlated with malnutrition phenotypes in cancer patients: A pilot study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- Muscular Ultrasonography in Morphofunctional Assessment of Patients with Oncological Pathology at Risk of Malnutrition.Nutrients · 2022Article
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- Supplemental parenteral nutrition in cancer care: why, who, when.Therapeutic advances in medical oncology · 2022Review
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
aimsMuscle mass reduction (MMR) is one of the three etiologic criteria in the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) framework. This study aimed to evaluate the value of MMR in GLIM criteria among ambulatory cancer patients.
methodsA single-center prospective cross-sectional study was conducted. All participants underwent calf circumference (CC) measurement and body composition measurement by bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA). MMR was identified by CC, fat-free mass index (FFMI), appendicular skeletal muscle index (ASMI), or combinations of the above three indicators. Patients-generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) was used as the comparator.
resultsA total of 562 cancer patients receiving intravenous treatment were evaluated. Of the participants, 62.8% (355/562) were male. The median age of the patients was 59.0 years (range, 21-82 y). The median BMI was 22.8 kg/m
conclusionsIt is important to include MMR in the GLIM framework. Using body composition measurement further improves the performance of the GLIM criteria than using anthropometric measurement alone.
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