Measurement of mid-arm circumference as a starting point for nutritional assessment of patients with decompensated cirrhosis: A prospective cohort study.
Camila SaueressigVivian C LuftValesca Dall'AlbaPublished in: Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association (2022)
The MAC cut-off values had satisfactory accuracy for men and women in predicting malnutrition. Additionally, a low MAC was an independent predictor of mortality. Thus, these MAC cut-off values can be used as the first step of nutritional assessment to prioritise patients who require more detailed assessment.