Publications by authors named "Ghumayra Aziz"
Article Synopsis
- This study evaluated the adapted Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) criteria to diagnose both overnutrition and undernutrition in hemodialysis patients, comparing it with the subjective global assessment (SGA).
- A total of 116 adult participants were surveyed in Cape Town, revealing that 20% were classified as obese, and only 4% as undernourished based on BMI, showing the complexities in diagnosing malnutrition in this population.
- The adapted GLIM criteria demonstrated good diagnostic sensitivity and specificity for undernutrition, while highlighting a notable number of patients classified as overnourished, which SGA did not identify.
