Global leadership initiative on malnutrition-based nutritional phenotype and factors associated with the outcomes of hospitalized patients managed by a nutrition support team: A retrospective study

One third of patients were diagnosed malnutrition with one phenotypic criterion, suggesting that all the GLIM phenotypic criteria should be used to ensure the diagnosis of malnutrition. The diabetic patients had higher FFMI and lower handgrip strength than non-diabetic patients. In patients managed by NST, low food intake and cancer are associated with hospital readmission, while diabetes and weight loss with early mortality.