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ArticleIndian journal of nephrology

Subjective Global Nutritional Assessment [SGNA] in Children on Chronic Dialysis- A Prospective Observational Study.

Arpana Iyengar, John M R Ashok, Anil Vasudevan

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Article in Indian journal of nephrology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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  1. Nutrition across the Entire Lifespan in CKD: From Childhood to Senescence.Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN · 2025
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Arpana IyengarDepartments of Pediatric Nephrology and Biostatistics, St John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
John M R AshokDepartments of Pediatric Nephrology and Biostatistics, St John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
Anil VasudevanDepartments of Pediatric Nephrology and Biostatistics, St John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Nutritional assessment in children undergoing chronic dialysis is challenging as no single objective reference tool is available. There is a need to explore the application of the subjective global nutritional assessment (SGNA) tool in these children. This study assessed the nutritional status of children on chronic dialysis using SGNA, evaluated the utility of SGNA parameters in the longitudinal assessment of nutrition, and compared the SGNA tool with other nutritional measures. Methods: Children 2-18 years of age on chronic dialysis for at least 1 month were prospectively studied over a period of 18 months with two follow-up visits at least 3 months apart. Malnutrition was diagnosed by SGNA (well-nourished, moderately, and severely malnourished), mid-arm circumference <5 Results: In 41 children on dialysis (age: 124.8 ± 32 months), 73% had moderate or severe malnutrition by SGNA. Height for age ( Conclusion: Two-thirds of the children on chronic dialysis were diagnosed with moderate to severe malnutrition by SGNA, while the majority remained in the same category of nutritional status on follow-up. Only half of the parameters used for assessment were strongly associated with the presence and severity of malnutrition. SGNA showed a poor agreement with objective nutritional measures and was not responsive in identifying a change in the nutritional status on follow-up.

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Dialysismalnutritionpediatric chronic kidney diseaseSGNA

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