ArticleJournal of nutrition and metabolism2021
Nutritional Status of Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis at Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Study.
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- Prevalence and influencing factors of malnutrition in maintenance hemodialysis patients in China: a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- What is the impact of dialysis on the nutritional status of patients according to sex? A systematic review with meta-analysis.Clinical and experimental nephrology · 2025Pooled it
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- Associations between Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity-Related Indices and Bone Mineral Density T-Score in Hemodialysis Patients.Journal of personalized medicine · 2021Article
- Comparative Analysis of Tools for Assessment of Protein-Energy Wasting in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis.Indian journal of nephrologyArticle
- Factors associated with the malnutrition inflammation score (MIS) among hemodialysis patients in Dhaka city: a cross-sectional study in tertiary care hospitals.Porto biomedical journalArticle
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Abstract
backgroundPatients on hemodialysis therapy are at high risk of malnutrition which is attributed to multiple factors. Protein-energy malnutrition in these patients confers poor clinical outcomes. This study investigated the nutritional status of patients on maintenance hemodialysis at Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
methodsA cross-sectional descriptive study was done among 160 adult patients on maintenance hemodialysis therapy. Data concerning patients' personal, medical, dietary, and hemodialysis-related information were collected. Patients' anthropometric and laboratory tests (complete blood count, albumin, total cholesterol, creatinine, and urea) were measured. The quantitative Subjective Global Assessment (SGA) dialysis malnutrition score (DMS) was used to assess their nutritional status. Data analysis was done using the SPSS software version 20.
resultsAmong the 160 hemodialysis patients, 49 (30.6%) were female. Patients' mean age was 52.2 ± 13.3 years. The median duration on hemodialysis was 18 (8.25-29.75) months. Malnutrition was present in 98 (61.2%) of the patients. Severe malnutrition was found in only 3 (1.9%) patients and 16.9% were underweight. The longer duration on hemodialysis, having diabetes mellitus, and being single were associated with increased risk for malnutrition in multivariate logistic regression. Malnourished patients had significantly lower dry weight, body mass index, mid-upper arm circumference, waist circumference, albumin, total cholesterol, and creatinine levels.
conclusionMalnutrition is very common among hemodialysis patients at Muhimbili National Hospital, especially those on longer duration of hemodialysis, and diabetic patients. We recommend that hemodialysis patients should be regularly assessed for malnutrition and appropriately treated which if left unattended heralds worse outcomes.
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