The prevalence of malnutrition among hemodialysis patients using the seven-point subjective global assessment (SGA) at De La Salle University Medical

Publication Date

2015

Document Type

Research

Abstract

The study aims to determine the prevalence of malnutrition among hemodialysis patients at De La Salle University Medical Center using the seven-point subjective global assessment from August to October 2013. A total of 89 hemodialysis were included. Forty of them were males and 49 were females with a mean age of 53.9. Based on the data gathered using the seven-point subjective global assessment questionnaire, 47 patients had malnutrition. Thirty-nine of the patients had mild to moderate malnutrition predominantly among females while eight patients were found to be severely malnourished. the occurrence of severe malnutrition was the same between male and female patients. There is no significant difference seen in the incidence of malnutrition among hypertensive and diabetic patients

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