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Parámetros antropométricos en la evaluación de la malnutrición en pacientes oncológicos hospitalizados: utilidad del índice de masa corporal y del porcentaje de pérdida de peso
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | González, Silvia Sobrino, Paula Sánchez Álvarez, Juan Antonio Carrasco Villarroel, Paula González Fernández, Concepción Páramo |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Abstract | Objective: To compare the BMI and the percentage of weight loss as markers for malnutrition in hospitalized cancer patients considering the Patient-Generated Global Subjective Assessment (PG-GSA) as the gold standard. Method: Cross-sectional descriptive study in patients admitted to the Medical Oncology Department of the Hospital Xeral de Vigo, from May to September of 2011. Results: 28 patients (15 males). Mean age 63.46 years ± 11.05. Mean BMI 23.75 kg/m2 ± 3.62. Mean percentage of weight loss 8.53% ± 6.20. In group A (well nourished) the percentage of weight loss was 1.07 ± 1.85, in group B (moderately malnourished) 7.90 ± 1.73, and in group C (severely malnourished) 10.91 ± 6.91 (p = 0.034). The BMI showed no statistically significant differences. Conclusions: The BMI is not a proper parameter todetect malnutrition, by contrast with the percentage of weight loss that did show a direct association with the degree of hyponutrition. |
| Starting Page | 965 |
| Ending Page | 968 |
| Page Count | 4 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.3305/nh.2013.28.3.6369 |
| Volume Number | 28 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.nutricionhospitalaria.com/pdf/6369.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.3305/nh.2013.28.3.6369 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
