Objective To compare the value and consistency among the Patient Generated-Subjective Global Assessment(PG-SGA)and the Prognostic Nutrition Index(PNI)for assessing nutritional status in gastrointestinal tumor patients...Objective To compare the value and consistency among the Patient Generated-Subjective Global Assessment(PG-SGA)and the Prognostic Nutrition Index(PNI)for assessing nutritional status in gastrointestinal tumor patients.Methods 251 patients from gastric cancer surgical ward from January 2019 to January 2020 were recruited through convenience sampling in this respective study.Nutritional screening and assessment were conducted for 251 gastrointestinal tumor patients using the nutritional risk screening 2002(NRS 2002)PG-SGA,and the PNI.PNI was calculated using the serum albumin level and the total lymphocyte count obtained from the patients’routine laboratory examination when they were admitted to the hospital.The receiver operating characteristic(ROC)of the PG SGA and the PNI were plotted with the NRS 2002 used as the gold standard,and the diagnostic value of the PG-SGA and PNI was reflected by the area under the curve(AUC),sensitivity,specificity and Youden index.We then determined the optimal cut-off for the PNI and tested the consistency of the PG-SGA and PNI.Results The optimal cut-off point for the PNI was calculated to be 50.78.The AUC of the PG-SGA was 0.908(95%CI 0.871-0.944).The sensitivity was 89.9%,specificity was 76.2%and the Youden index was 0.661.The AUC of the PNI was 0.594(95%CI 0.516-0.572).The sensitivity was 73.8%,specificity was 44.3%and the Youden index was 0.181.In the consistency test,the kappa value was 0.838(P<0.001).Conclusion The PNI is of limited value for assessing malnutrition,although it did have good consistency with the PG-SGA.The combination of the PNI and PG-SGA can be used for diagnosing assessing malnutrition in clinical practice.展开更多
The purpose of this study was to investigate and compare the efficacy of four screening tools commonly used to evaluate the nutritional status of cancer patients.A total of 173 patients(average age 50.7±12.9,89 m...The purpose of this study was to investigate and compare the efficacy of four screening tools commonly used to evaluate the nutritional status of cancer patients.A total of 173 patients(average age 50.7±12.9,89 males,84 females)with different pathology at admission were assessed using four nutritional screening tools,including the Body Mass Index(BMI),the Nutritional Risk Index(NRI),Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment(PG-SGA),and the Nutrition Risk Screening 2002(NRS 2002).The prevalence of malnourished/at high nutritional risk classified by the BMI,NRI,PG-SGA,and NRS 2002 were 12.7%,32.4%,65.3%,and 20.8%,respectively.Using the PG-SGA as a gold standard,the specificity and positive predictive value of the BMI and NRS 2002 were both 100%.The NRS 2002(K=0.245,P<0.001)and NRI(K=0.301,P<0.001)were found to be in poor agreement with the PG-SGA.The results for the BMI showed a moderate agreement(K=0.713,P<0.001)with the NRS 2002.There was a high prevalence of malnutrition in cancer patients,especially when assessed by the PG-SGA,which was superior to the BMI,NRI,and NRS 2002 in this study.The NRS 2002 may be used to screen for malnutrition and the risk of malnutrition in cancer patients before the implementation of the PG-SGA.展开更多
文摘Objective To compare the value and consistency among the Patient Generated-Subjective Global Assessment(PG-SGA)and the Prognostic Nutrition Index(PNI)for assessing nutritional status in gastrointestinal tumor patients.Methods 251 patients from gastric cancer surgical ward from January 2019 to January 2020 were recruited through convenience sampling in this respective study.Nutritional screening and assessment were conducted for 251 gastrointestinal tumor patients using the nutritional risk screening 2002(NRS 2002)PG-SGA,and the PNI.PNI was calculated using the serum albumin level and the total lymphocyte count obtained from the patients’routine laboratory examination when they were admitted to the hospital.The receiver operating characteristic(ROC)of the PG SGA and the PNI were plotted with the NRS 2002 used as the gold standard,and the diagnostic value of the PG-SGA and PNI was reflected by the area under the curve(AUC),sensitivity,specificity and Youden index.We then determined the optimal cut-off for the PNI and tested the consistency of the PG-SGA and PNI.Results The optimal cut-off point for the PNI was calculated to be 50.78.The AUC of the PG-SGA was 0.908(95%CI 0.871-0.944).The sensitivity was 89.9%,specificity was 76.2%and the Youden index was 0.661.The AUC of the PNI was 0.594(95%CI 0.516-0.572).The sensitivity was 73.8%,specificity was 44.3%and the Youden index was 0.181.In the consistency test,the kappa value was 0.838(P<0.001).Conclusion The PNI is of limited value for assessing malnutrition,although it did have good consistency with the PG-SGA.The combination of the PNI and PG-SGA can be used for diagnosing assessing malnutrition in clinical practice.
文摘The purpose of this study was to investigate and compare the efficacy of four screening tools commonly used to evaluate the nutritional status of cancer patients.A total of 173 patients(average age 50.7±12.9,89 males,84 females)with different pathology at admission were assessed using four nutritional screening tools,including the Body Mass Index(BMI),the Nutritional Risk Index(NRI),Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment(PG-SGA),and the Nutrition Risk Screening 2002(NRS 2002).The prevalence of malnourished/at high nutritional risk classified by the BMI,NRI,PG-SGA,and NRS 2002 were 12.7%,32.4%,65.3%,and 20.8%,respectively.Using the PG-SGA as a gold standard,the specificity and positive predictive value of the BMI and NRS 2002 were both 100%.The NRS 2002(K=0.245,P<0.001)and NRI(K=0.301,P<0.001)were found to be in poor agreement with the PG-SGA.The results for the BMI showed a moderate agreement(K=0.713,P<0.001)with the NRS 2002.There was a high prevalence of malnutrition in cancer patients,especially when assessed by the PG-SGA,which was superior to the BMI,NRI,and NRS 2002 in this study.The NRS 2002 may be used to screen for malnutrition and the risk of malnutrition in cancer patients before the implementation of the PG-SGA.
