ALB and nutritional deficiency disease: • The prevalence of malnutrition were: BMI 23.5%, MUAC 27.2%, TSFT 21%• Correlation between BMI, MUAC and TSFT was moderate at initial diagnosis and higher in the follow up• Correlation between MUAC and TSFT was high both at initial diagnosis and in the follow up• The concentration of serum albumin did not allow the identification of malnutrition detected using anthropometric methods