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FERNANDEZ CASTILLO, Rafael  y  FERNANDEZ GALLEGOS, Ruth. Evolución del estado nutricional en pacientes en hemodiálisis durante 4 años de seguimiento. ALAN [online]. 2011, vol.61, n.4, pp.376-381. ISSN 0004-0622.

Protein-calorie malnutrition as well as systemic inflammation and metabolic disorders are common among patients with chronic renal failure undergoing renal replacement therapy (hemodialysis), which contributes to their morbidity and mortality. This work has followed 90 patients of both sexes with chronic kidney disease who were treated with hemodialysis periodically in our unit for four years. All patients were performed quarterly measurements of plasma albumina (Alb), total cholesterol (TC), total protein (TP) and monthly transferrin (Tr), Anthropometric measurements of height and weight were taken on all patients by using a balance/stadiometer (Perperson 113481); weight was measured in kilograms and height in centimetres. BMI was calculated with this formula: weight/height2 and classified according to the WHO criteria: BMI

Palabras clave : Body mass index; hemodialysis; nutrition; anthropometry; renal disease.

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