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Table 2 Nutrition screening and assessment tools

From: Prognostic potential of nutritional risk screening and assessment tools in predicting survival of patients with pancreatic neoplasms: a systematic review

Tool

Content

body mass index (BMI)

weight loss

acute disease effect (CRP)

serum albumin

total lymphocyte count.

Food intake

ability to eat

neuropsychological problems & stress factors& mobility

physical examination

Others

Malnutrition risk screening tool

NRS-2002

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disease severity, and age.

MUST

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MNA-SF

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calf circumference.

PNI

   

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GPS

  

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mGPS

  

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NRI

   

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the ratio of actual to usual weight.

CONUT

   

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total cholesterol level.

GNRI

   

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body weight, height.

Malnutrition assessment tool

SGA

 

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patient’s clinical history, changes in dietary.

PG-SGA

 

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nutrition effect symptoms, activities and functions effected by nutrition. The professional component includes disease and age, the metabolic stress state, loss of subcutaneous fat, muscle wasting, edema and ascites.

MNA

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place patient lives, medication, pressure sores or skin ulcers, number of meals, diet, mode of feeding, self view of nutritional and health status.