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. 2007 Sep-Oct;31(5):406-9.
doi: 10.1177/0148607107031005406.

Subjective global assessment in the clinical setting

Fernando Baccaro  1 , Jose Balza Moreno, Cecilia Borlenghi, Leonardo Aquino, Graciela Armesto, Gabriel Plaza, Sandra Zapata
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Subjective global assessment in the clinical setting

Fernando Baccaro et al. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2007 Sep-Oct.

Abstract

Background: Our goal was nutrition assessment in hospitalized patients of an internal medicine service.

Methods: Ours was a longitudinal, prospective, and observational study. Four hundred twelve patients participated in this study using the Subjective Global Assessment (SGA). We used chi(2) for univariate and logistic regression.

Results: Of 412 patients, 47.6% presented with malnutrition: 38.8% with moderate malnutrition (group B), and 8.58% with severe malnutrition (group C). Malnutrition was related to male patients older than 65 years, oncologic and infectious diseases, and length of hospitalization.

Conclusions: Malnutrition incidence in an internal medical service is high. There is remarkable lack of interest in hospitalized patients' nutrition state. Results show similarities to other studies from Latin America.

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