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Body composition analysis in dialysis patients: nutrition screening and prediction of outcome
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2017-12-30 |
Bibliogr.: p. 5-6
Background and objective: The prevalence of protein energy wasting is very high in dialysis patients and diagnosis is based on biochemical criteria, body composition and dietary intake. The body composition monitor (BCM) is crucial for early recognition of body composition disorders. Nutritional BCM parameters, as lean tissue index (LTI), skeletal muscle index (SMI), fat free mass index (FFMI) and fat tissue index (FTI), have been proved to be a validated markers for protein wasting/ The aim og our study was to assess the relationship between BCM measured indices, antropometric measurements, biochemical markers of nutrition, inflammation and mortality in hemodialysis patients. Materials and methods: Sixty-three patients treated with maintenence hemodialysis for at least 3 months were included into the study in October 2014. Demographic, antropometric, clinical, dialysis vintage data and comorbidities were recorded at the time of study enrollment. Assessment of body composition was performed using bioimpedance. Nutritional BCM parameters were directly measured and expressed as a percentage of total body mass, or normatized to the body surface area (m²) as indices. [...].