Malnutrition by European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism criteria predicts prognosis in patients with gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary–pancreatic cancer
Clinical Nutrition ESPEN(2021)
Abstract
•We analyzed patients with gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary–pancreatic cancer.•The prevalence of ESPEN diagnostic criteria (EDC) malnutrition was 22%.•EDC malnutrition was a significant risk factor for 5-year mortality.•Among EDC components, BMI <18.5 kg/m2 was strongly associated with poor prognosis.
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ESPEN diagnostic criteria,Malnutrition,Body mass index,Fat-free mass index,Gastrointestinal cancer,Prognosis
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