Fat mass assessment using the triceps skinfold thickness enhances the prognostic value of the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition criteria in patients with lung cancer.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Yin, Liangyu; Fan, Yang; Lin, Xin; Zhang, Ling; Li, Na; Liu, Jie; Guo, Jing; Zhang, Mengyuan; He, Xiumei; Liu, Lijuan; Zhang, Hongmei; Shi, Muli; Chong, Feifei; Chen, Xiao; Wang, Chang; Wang, Xu; Liang, Tingting; Liu, Xiangliang; Deng, Li; Li, Wei
- Source
- British Journal of Nutrition; 5/28/2022, Vol. 127 Issue 10, p1506-1516, 11p
- Subject
- CONFIDENCE intervals
LUNG tumors
TRICEPS
CANCER patients
MALNUTRITION
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Language
- ISSN
- 00071145
The article presents evaluations that states whether fat mass assessment using the triceps skinfold (TSF) thickness provides additional prognostic value to the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) framework in patients with lung cancer (LC).