Risk of Malnutrition in Digestive System Cancers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Bettina Csilla Budai, Petrana Martinekova, Gefu Cai, Dalma Dobszai, Lili Fekete, Hanne Aspelund Normann, Jázmin Németh, Alíz Fazekas, Eszter Ágnes Szalai, Andrea Szentesi, Vasile Liviu Drug, Péter Hegyi, Stefania Bunduc · 2025
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Bettina Csilla Budai and co-authors pooled in 2025 hundreds of studies on malnutrition risk in cancers of the digestive system. Malnutrition is common in these patients and worsens their outlook, but reported rates vary widely. The team searched major databases for risk factors tied to malnutrition risk, diagnosis, complications, or wasting.
Data came from more than a quarter million patients. Older age raised the odds of malnutrition risk across all digestive cancers. In stomach cancer, men had lower odds than women, while sex effects elsewhere were mixed. Tumor site mattered for complication risk in pancreas and bowel cancers. A single inflammation marker also flagged higher risk at baseline. The authors urge standard ways to assess nutrition in these patients.
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| CREATOR | Bettina Csilla Budai, Petrana Martinekova, Gefu Cai, Dalma Dobszai, Lili Fekete, Hanne Aspelund Normann, Jázmin Németh, Alíz Fazekas, Eszter Ágnes Szalai, Andrea Szentesi, Vasile Liviu Drug, Péter Hegyi, Stefania Bunduc |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 50 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |