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ArticleFrontiers in nutrition2025

Comparative analysis of four nutritional scores in predicting delirium in ICU patients.

Chunchun Yu, Lefu Chen, Xiong Lei, Zhixiao Xu, Hongjun Zhao, Chengshui Chen

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Chunchun Yu *Key Laboratory of Interventional Pulmonology of Zhejiang Province, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Lefu Chen *Department of Internal Medicine, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, New York, NY, United States.
Xiong LeiKey Laboratory of Interventional Pulmonology of Zhejiang Province, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Zhixiao XuKey Laboratory of Interventional Pulmonology of Zhejiang Province, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Hongjun ZhaoDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Zhejiang Province Engineering Research Center for Endoscope Instruments and Technology Development, Quzhou People's Hospital, The Quzhou Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Quzhou, China.
Chengshui ChenKey Laboratory of Interventional Pulmonology of Zhejiang Province, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.

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Background: The nutritional assessment indicators for critically ill patients are diverse, with limited research about comparing the predicting value of different nutritional assessment tools for delirium in the intensive care unit (ICU). Objectives: The study aimed to validate the relationship between malnutrition and ICU delirium and explore the optimal nutritional scores for predicting ICU delirium. Methods: This study was based on the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care IV (MIMIC-IV) database and included 319 ICU patients who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The study used four nutritional assessment tools: Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI), Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI), Triglycerides (TG) × Total Cholesterol (TC) × Body Weight (BW) Index (TCBI), and Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT) score. Restricted cubic spline (RCS) modeling, single-factor logistic regression, and multivariate stepwise logistic regression were employed to elucidate the relationships between each nutritional score and delirium. Using area under the curve (AUC) evaluated the discriminatory ability of the adjusted models. Results: The RCS shows a strong linear connection between delirium and PNI ( Conclusion: The study confirmed the association between poor nutritional status and increased risk of ICU delirium in patients. PNI demonstrated excellent independent predictive value for ICU delirium, warranting further clinical application and validation.

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controlling nutritional statusdeliriumgeriatric nutritional risk indexprognostic nutritional indextriglycerides × total cholesterol × body weight index

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PMCPMC12321548

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