Optimizing nutrition in hepatic cirrhosis: A comprehensive assessment and care approach

Table 1 Global leadership initiative on malnutrition criteria for the diagnosis of malnutrition

Phenotypic criteria			Etiological criteria
Unintentional weight loss	Low body mass index	Reduction of muscle mass	Decreased intake or assimilation of foods	Inflammatory load
> 5% in the last 6 months or > 10% in more than 6 months	< 20 in < 70 yr or < 22 in > 70 yr	Evaluated by validated body composition techniques	≤ 50% > 1 wk or ≤ 100% > 2 wk or any chronic condition that alters food assimilation	Acute injury/inflammation; chronic inflammatory pathology

Diagnosis requires at least 1 phenotypic criterion and 1 etiological criterion.