Establishing a new BMI cut-off value for malnutrition diagnosis using the global leadership initiative on malnutrition (GLIM) tool in Chinese older adults.

Yu WangHua JiangMing-Wei ZhuHong-Fei DengLu WangXue WangGuang-Yu YangJun-Min WeiWei Chen

Published in: JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition (2021)

The GLIM tool has good applicability in Asian populations, especially in Chinese older adult patients. The BMI cut-off value for malnutrition should be adjusted to 20 kg/m2 for Chinese adults. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Keyphrases

body mass index
physical activity
weight gain
quality improvement
middle aged
weight loss