Table 4

Cross-tabulation of the results of the three screening tools and the classification of malnutrition according to the ESPEN consensus definition of malnutrition

NRS 2002MUSTMNA-SF
No/low riskModerate/high riskLow riskModerate/high riskNo riskRisk
ESPEN criteria
 Not malnourished118861564813074
 Malnourished447348348
  • MNA-SF, Short Form of Mini Nutritional Assessment; ESPEN, European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism; MUST, Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool; NRS 2002, Nutritional Risk Screening 2002.