Severe malnutrition is diagnosed if serum albumin level is less than:
The best measure of protein nutrition is serum albumin. A level of <3.5 g/dl is considered mild malnutrition while level of less than 3 g/dl is graded as severe malnutrition. Ref: Park 22nd edition, page 565.
2 g/dl
2.5 g/dl
3 g/dl
3.5 g/dl