Application of Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition criteria in patients with liver cirrhosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) criteria were published to build a global consensus on nutritional diagnosis. Reduced muscle mass is a phenotypic criterion with strong evidence to support its inclusion in the GLIM consensus criteria. However, there is no consensus regarding how to accurately measure and define reduced muscle mass in clinical settings. This study aimed to investigate the optimal reference values of skeletal muscle mass index for diagnosing sarcopenia and GLIM-defined malnutrition, as well as the prevalence of GLIM-defined malnutrition in hospitalized cirrhotic patients.

Methods

This retrospective study was conducted on 1002 adult patients with liver cirrhosis between January 1, 2018, and February 28, 2022, at Beijing You-An

SUBMITTER: Jiang M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10766297 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature