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Table 2 Malnutrition risk scores and positive and negative predictive values and sensitivity and specificity of their ability to detect acute malnutrition in 69 inpatients aged 1 month to 17 years in tertiary hospital wards, excluding intensive care units

From: Nutritional risk screening—a cross-sectional study in a tertiary pediatric hospital

Malnutrition risk score

PYMS

STAMP

STRONGkids

Low, n (%)

18 (26.1%)

5 (7.2%)

12 (17.4%)

Medium, n (%)

21 (30.4%)

40 (58.0%)

46 (66.7%)

High, n (%)

30 (43.5%)

24 (34.8%)

11 (15.9%)

Sensitivity

100%

100%

100%

Specificity

60%

69%

89%

Negative predictive value

100%

100%

100%

Positive predictive value

13%

17%

36%

  1. PYMS Pediatric Yorkhill Malnutrition Score, STAMP The Screening Tool for the Assessment of Malnutrition in Paediatrics, STRONGkids the Screening Tool for Risk of Impaired Nutritional Status and Growth
  2. Acute malnutrition defined as weight-for-height according to national growth charts < − 15% for < 130 cm, < − 20% for 130–160 cm, and < − 25% for > 160 cm