Comparison of Malnutrition Prevalence Between Haemodialysis and Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis Patients: A Cross-sectional Study
Malaysian Journal of Nutrition
; : 271-283, 2013.
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Introduction: Introduction: Malnutrition is a serious unresolved nutritional problem amongst dialysis patients associated with increased mortality and morbidity and prevalence differs according to dialysis modalities. This study compared protein- energy malnutrition (PEM) prevalence in haemodialysis (HD) and continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients. Methods: A total of 155 HD and 90 CAPD patients were enrolled. PEM prevalence was determined using body mass mdex (BMI), serum albumin, Dialysis Malnutrition Score (DM5) and dietary intake. Results: CAPD patients had significantly higher BMI (24.1 � 4.8 kg/m2 vs. 22.7 � 4.8 kg/m2 p=O.024) and mid-arm muscle area (32.1 � 12.4 cm2 vs. 29.5 � 15.9 cm2 p=O.044) than HD patients. They also had significantly lower serum albumin (31 � 5 g/L vs. 35 � 6 g/L; p5 years were independent risk factors of PEM hi dialysis patients. Conclusion: Periodic nutritional assessments, education and dietary counseling should be emphasised in these patients as a preventive measure of PEM.
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En
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Malaysian Journal of Nutrition
Year:
2013
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Article