Table 1
CriteriaPatients
Albumin <3.5 g/dL and/or prealbumin <20 mg/dL14 (57%)
Creatinine < 8 mg/dL18 (86%)
BMI <18.5 (or SGA* score C)1 (5%)
Weight loss (10-20%)6 (29%)
Caloric intake control (<25-26 Kcal/Kg/day)Not recorded
Protein intake control (<0.75 g/Kg/day)Not recorded
*SGA was not recorded
>3 criteria fulfilment4 (19%)
> 2 criteria fulfilment8 (43%)