Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition criteria using calf and upper arm circumference as phenotypic criteria for assessing muscle mass demonstrate satisfactory validity for diagnosing malnutrition in hospitalized patients: A prospective cohort study.
Larissa Farinha MaffiniGabrielle Maganha ViegasThais SteemburgoGabriela Corrêa SouzaPublished in: Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (2024)
In the absence of imaging techniques to assess MM, the use of CC and MUAC measurements from the GLIM criteria demonstrated satisfactory validity for diagnosing malnutrition in hospitalized patients.