Usefulness of the Mini Nutritional Assessment in predicting the nutritional status of patients with liver cancer in Taiwan

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Title:	Usefulness of the Mini Nutritional Assessment in predicting the nutritional status of patients with liver cancer in Taiwan
Authors:	Tsai, Alan C;Wei-Chung Hsu;Shu-Ching Chan;Tusi-Lan Chang
Contributors:	健康產業管理學系
Date:	2010
Issue Date:	2012-11-26 04:03:52 (UTC+0)
Abstract:	Liver cancer patients are confronted with the additional risk of malnutrition because the disease is often associated with hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, and metabolic disturbances. Nutritional intervention can improve treatment outcome, but early detection is important. This study aimed to determine whether the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) could effectively rate the nutritional status of patients with liver cancer in Taiwan. A total of 300 patients were evaluated for nutritional status with two modified versions of the MNA in short and long forms. MNA-Taiwan Version 1 adopted population-specific anthropometric cutpoints, whereas Version 2 replaced mid-arm and calf circumferences in place of body mass index. Predicted statuses were compared to results predicted by the Council on Nutrition Appetite Questionnaire (CNAQ) and analyzed for correlations with biochemical or cancer status parameters. Results showed that both versions of the MNA were effective in predicting nutritional status, and predictions by the short forms agreed well with those by the long forms. The nutritional scores correlated well with hemoglobin, serum albumin, C-reactive protein, r-glutamyl transpeptidase, TNM (tumor, node, metastasis) staging, and severity of cirrhosis. These results suggest that the MNA can be an effective tool for assessing the nutritional status of patients with liver cancer.[ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Nutrition & Cancer is the property of Taylor & Francis Ltd and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract.Copyright applies to all Abstracts.
Relation:	NUTRITION AND CANCER-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL,63(3):334-341.
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