Optimizing Malnutrition Risk Detection in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Longitudinal Analysis of Serial Nutritional Screening Tools.

ABSTRACT: Background: Malnutrition is frequently under-investigated during remission in patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), despite its significant impact on clinical outcomes and quality of life. This study aimed to evaluate the increase in diagnostic performance of five nutritional screening tools (NSTs) when serially administered to IBD outpatients in sustained clinical remission. Methods: In this prospective, single-center cohort study, NSTs were administered, and body composition analysis was performed in IBD patients at baseline and after six months. At both time points, the sensitivity, specificity, predictive values, and accuracy of NSTs in detecting malnutrition and persistent malnutrition per ESPEN and GLIM criteria were evaluated, comparing repeated to single-poi

SUBMITTER: Favale A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12899848 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature