Reference body mass index values and the prevalence of malnutrition according to the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition criteria

摘要

Background & aims: The Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) released new criteria for diagnosing and grading malnutrition. This study aimed to investigate the optimal reference values of body mass index (BMI) for discriminating severe malnutrition according to the GLIM criteria, as well as the prevalence of GLIM-defined malnutrition in the clinical setting.