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Malnutrition-Inflammation Score VS Phase Angle in the Era of GLIM Criteria: A Cross-Sectional Study among Hemodialysis Patients in UAE

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Department of Health Sciences, College of Natural Health Sciences, Zayed University, Dubai P.O. Box 19282, UAE
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School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Faculty of Health Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Institut National de Santé Publique, d’Épidémiologie Clinique et de Toxicologie, The Lebanese University, Fanar 90-1965, Lebanon
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School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Health Medicine and Life Sciences, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Laiko General Hospital of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece
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Nutrients 2019, 11(11), 2771; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11112771
Received: 29 September 2019 / Revised: 28 October 2019 / Accepted: 31 October 2019 / Published: 14 November 2019
(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Double Burden of Malnutrition)
(1) Background: Malnutrition is prevalent in hemodialysis (HD) patients and is associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to explore the prevalence of malnutrition using the malnutrition-inflammation score (MIS) and phase angle (PhA) and compare their concordance with the new Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) criteria for the diagnosis of malnutrition. (2) Methods: Seventy HD patients were assessed. Malnutrition was diagnosed based on the GLIM criteria and MIS questionnaire. The agreement between the diagnostic tools (MIS, PhA derived from the bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA), and GLIM criteria) was assessed. The optimal gender-specific cutoff points were identified for the PhA according to the GLIM criteria. (3) Results: Almost half of the sample was diagnosed as malnourished according to the MIS (48.57%) and GLIM criteria (54.29%). A fair agreement was observed between the GLIM criteria, MIS (k = 0.202), and PhA (k = 0.279) among the malnourished patients. The PhA had better sensitivity but worse specificity compared to the MIS. The optimum cutoff points of PhA to detect malnutrition according to the GLIM criteria were a PhA value of ≤5.7° for males and ≤3.8° for females. (4) Conclusion: The MIS performed slightly better than PhA in the diagnosis of malnutrition among HD patients within the spectrum of the GLIM criteria. View Full-Text
Keywords: malnutrition; malnutrition-inflammation score; phase angle; Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition malnutrition; malnutrition-inflammation score; phase angle; Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition
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Karavetian, M.; Salhab, N.; Rizk, R.; Poulia, K.A. Malnutrition-Inflammation Score VS Phase Angle in the Era of GLIM Criteria: A Cross-Sectional Study among Hemodialysis Patients in UAE. Nutrients 2019, 11, 2771. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11112771

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Karavetian M, Salhab N, Rizk R, Poulia KA. Malnutrition-Inflammation Score VS Phase Angle in the Era of GLIM Criteria: A Cross-Sectional Study among Hemodialysis Patients in UAE. Nutrients. 2019; 11(11):2771. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11112771

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Karavetian, Mirey, Nada Salhab, Rana Rizk, and Kalliopi A. Poulia. 2019. "Malnutrition-Inflammation Score VS Phase Angle in the Era of GLIM Criteria: A Cross-Sectional Study among Hemodialysis Patients in UAE" Nutrients 11, no. 11: 2771. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11112771

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