TY - JOUR
T1 - Subjective global assessment is a nutritional status marker for chronic peritoneal dialysis patients
AU - Wu, Hung Lien
AU - Wang, Ming Cheng
AU - Wu, An Bang
AU - Hsu, Wei Yin
AU - Kao, Su O.
AU - Tseng, Chin Chung
PY - 2012/9
Y1 - 2012/9
N2 - Malnutrition is a major negative prognostic factor in dialysis. In recent years, a subjective global assessment ( SGA ) has increasingly been used to determine the nutritional status of dialysis patients and is recognized as a convenient and reliable method. In this study, we assessed the correlation between SGA scores and objective nutritional parameters in ethnic Chinese ( i.e., Taiwanese ) chronic peritoneal dialysis ( CPD ) patients. The study included 92 patients ( 36 males and 56 females ) treated by CPD. The SGA was performed by a renal dietitian using a 7-point scale, and the nutritional status was determined by measuring the biochemical parameters such as serum albumin, anthropometrics such as the triceps skin-fold ( TSF ) and mid-arm muscle circumference ( MAMC ) , and muscle strength by the hand grip strength ( HGS ). The SGA was positively correlated to serum albumm ' r = 0 538, p < 0.0001 ; , HGS ' r = 0.411, p < 0.0001 ) , and pinch strength ( r = 0.409, p < 0.0001 ) Anthropometric parameters such as the body mass index ( BMI ) , TSF, and MAMC, and the HGS, pinch strength, and serum albumin were significantly higher in well-nourished i SGA 6 ~ 7 scale i dialysis patients than malnourished ( SGA 2~5 scale ) CPD patients (p < 0.05 ) . The SGA is a good clinical method for assessing the nutritional status of CPD patients, so it can be used for the regular assessment of the nutritional status of CPD patients.
AB - Malnutrition is a major negative prognostic factor in dialysis. In recent years, a subjective global assessment ( SGA ) has increasingly been used to determine the nutritional status of dialysis patients and is recognized as a convenient and reliable method. In this study, we assessed the correlation between SGA scores and objective nutritional parameters in ethnic Chinese ( i.e., Taiwanese ) chronic peritoneal dialysis ( CPD ) patients. The study included 92 patients ( 36 males and 56 females ) treated by CPD. The SGA was performed by a renal dietitian using a 7-point scale, and the nutritional status was determined by measuring the biochemical parameters such as serum albumin, anthropometrics such as the triceps skin-fold ( TSF ) and mid-arm muscle circumference ( MAMC ) , and muscle strength by the hand grip strength ( HGS ). The SGA was positively correlated to serum albumm ' r = 0 538, p < 0.0001 ; , HGS ' r = 0.411, p < 0.0001 ) , and pinch strength ( r = 0.409, p < 0.0001 ) Anthropometric parameters such as the body mass index ( BMI ) , TSF, and MAMC, and the HGS, pinch strength, and serum albumin were significantly higher in well-nourished i SGA 6 ~ 7 scale i dialysis patients than malnourished ( SGA 2~5 scale ) CPD patients (p < 0.05 ) . The SGA is a good clinical method for assessing the nutritional status of CPD patients, so it can be used for the regular assessment of the nutritional status of CPD patients.
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84891596964
SN - 1011-6958
VL - 37
SP - 110
EP - 118
JO - Nutritional Sciences Journal
JF - Nutritional Sciences Journal
IS - 3
ER -