AGGAS 2.0

The Subjective Global Nutrition Assessment (AGGAS) is a modification of the Subjective Global Nutrition Assessment (SGNA) which was originally developed from the Subjective Global Assessment (SGA). SGNA is an assessment tool for detecting malnutrition in children, especially in clinical settings and has been published by Secker JD and Jeejebhoy KN in The Journal of Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (JAND) in 2012. SGNA is also recommended to be used to evaluate malnutrition status within 7 years. -10 days after the nutritional intervention.
AGGAS consists of 7 assessments related to medical history and 3 assessments related to physical examination with a total of 18 questions.
The 7 assessments related to medical history are:
- suitability of actual TB according to age or linear growth (HA or Height Age), 3 questions
- Suitability of actual weight according to actual TB (BBI), 1 question
- Change in BB, 3 questions
- Adequate food intake, 3 questions
- Gastrointestinal symptoms, 2 questions
- Functional abilities, 2 questions
- Metabolic stress disease, 1 question
3 assessments related to physical examination
- Losing subcutaneous fat, 1 question
- Lose muscle mass, 1 question
- Edema related to nutrition, 1 question
Determination of malnutrition conditions from AGGAS using a scoring system. All NORMAL answers have a score of 0, the answer is MEDIUM a score of 1 and the answer is a WEIGHT score of 2. The total sum of the scores is classified according to:
Score 0-7 is normal condition or not malnourished
A score of 8-14 is mild malnutrition
A score of 15-21 is Moderate Malnutrition
A score of 22-28 is moderate to severe malnutrition
A score of 29-36 is Severe Malnutrition
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