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The Subjective Global Assessment (SGA)

  • The SGA is one of the most widely used nutritional indices It consists of:
    • Patient history (recent weight loss, changes in eating habits, gastrointestinal symptoms, physical fitness and stress factor)
    • Physical examination (body weight, subcutaneous fat mass, muscle atrophy, edema)
    The subjective global assessment is easy to calculate and useful in a clinical setting.