Inflammation as a diagnostic criterion in the GLIM definition of malnutrition-what CRP-threshold relates to reduced food intake in older patients with acute disease?
Maryam PourhassanTommy CederholmUlrike TrampischDorothee VolkertRainer WirthPublished in: European journal of clinical nutrition (2021)
A serum-CRP of 3.0 mg/dl appears to be a reasonable threshold of acute inflammation leading to reduced food intake to serve as an orientation with regard to the inflammation criterion of the GLIM diagnosis in acutely ill older patients.