Nutritional evaluation of patients on hemodialysis

• Autor(a) principal: Coelho CABRAL, Poliana
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: da Silva DINIZ, Alcides, Kruze Grande de ARRUDA, Ilma
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista de Nutrição
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/nutricao/article/view/9806
• topic: anthropometry; food consumption; renal dialysis; dietetics; chronic renal disease; antropometria; consumo de alimentos; diálise renal; dietética; doença renal crônica

ObjectiveTo evaluate the nutritional status, and the energy and nutrient intakes of a population undergoing hemodialysisat the Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil. MethodsFrom a pool of 47 outpatients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis, 37 individuals (18 males and 19 females, aged 50.4 ± 16.3 years) were selected. The body-mass index was used to determine the nutritional status, and the diet was investigated through the 4-day food diary method. ResultsThe results revealed a predominance of normal, eutrophic patients (62.2%), while presenting equal prevalenceof underweight and overweight patients (18.9% of them in each case). Regarding the diet, the findings of thissurvey showed there was adequate protein-energy consumption. In general, the average daily intake ofnutrients was adequate, except for calcium and vitamin A, which presented only <50,0% and <70,0%, respectively, of the recommended daily intake. ConclusionThese results indicate that careful attention should be paid to regional and national differences when considering the nutritional status and dietary intake of hemodialysis patients.