The Challenge of Appropriate Identification and Treatment of Starvation, Sarcopenia, and Cachexia: A Survey of Australian Dietitians

Table 3

Case study responses reported by respondents to a web-based survey of current attitudes and practices of members of the DAA, in regards to diagnosis and current dietary management of malnutrition, according to years of dietetic experience (𝑛/%).

	<1–5 years	6+ years
Case study 1: Cachexia
(i)  Malnutrition	56 (62%)	61 (66%)
(ii)  Starvation	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
(iii)  Sarcopenia	5 (6%)	4 (4%)
(iv)  Cachexia	21 (23%)	17 (18.3)
Case study 2: Starvation
(i) Malnutrition	69 (78%)	72 (78%)
(ii)  Starvation	8 (9%)	3 (3%)
(iii)  Sarcopenia	2 (2%)	5 (5%)
(iv)  Cachexia	6 (7%)	7 (8%)
Case study 3: Sarcopenia
(i) Malnutrition	28 (33%)	31 (34%)
(ii) Starvation	4 (5%)	5 (6%)
(iii) Sarcopenia	44 (52%)	34 (37%)
(iv) Cachexia	4 (5%)	11 (12%)

𝑛: number.