Comparison of a Novel Brief Nutrition Screening Tool and the Nutrition Subjective Global Assessment at Bach Mai Hospital (BMH), Hanoi, Vietnam

Methods A cross-sectional, retrospective chart review of 300 adults admitted to the ICU, nephrology or endocrinology wards between 9-12/2013. Data included questions from a novel screening tool (Fig. 1), questions from the SGA (weight change, change in dietary intake, gastrointestinal symptoms), ward, current age, height, weight, gender; and usual body weight. Patients with SGA score B or C were considered at risk for malnutrition. Sensitivity, specificity, and ROC analyses were performed. Results 300 inpatients age 47.5 ± 13.7 y were studied, 171 (57%) were male, 120 (40%) were admitted to the endocrinology ward, 120 (40%) to the nephrology ward, and 60 (20%) to the ICU. Rates of underweight, moderate and severe thinness were 16.7%, 6.7%, and 5%. For patients with SGA score B or C, sensitivity of the novel screening tool was 83.3%, specificity 86.7%. Area Under Curve (AUC) was 0.85. Oral intake 蠄 50% than typical was also predictive of SGA score B or C, sensitivity 80.8%, specificity 79.4%, AUC 0.80. Oth...