The International Consensus Guideline Committee developed a classification of adult malnutrition based on its etiology and clinical features.
Parameters:
(1) cause
(2) inflammation
(3) duration
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Parameter
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Starvation-Related
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Chronic Disease-Related
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Acute Disease or Injury-Related
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cause
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starvation
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chronic disease
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acute disease or injury
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inflammation
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absent
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mild to moderate
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typically severe
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duration
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chronic
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chronic
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acute
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example
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anorexia nervosa
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organ failure, cancer, autoimmune disease
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major infection, burn, trauma
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Conditions not covered by the criteria:
(1) chronic disease AND severe inflammatin
(2) acute disease AND mild inflammation
Mixed forms can occur if the conditions overlap.
