Parâmetros nutricionais de pacientes renais crônicos: um estudo no vale do Araguaia

Abstract

Introduction: The role of nutrition in Chronic Renal Failure is of utmost importance, from prevention to maintenance of treatment and patient survival. Objective: To identify nutritional parameters of chronic renal patients undergoing hemodialysis treatment in the Araguaia Valley. Methodology: This is a cross-sectional, quantitative, descriptive study carried out in a Hemodialysis clinic in the Middle Araguaia, through anthropometric and nutritional assessment. Results: Sixty-two patients participated, 59.68% male and 40.32% female. Regarding current body weight, the average was 69.55 kg and the average intradialytic weight gain was 2.6 kg. In anthropometry, the average height was 1.67 cm. When analyzing weight adequacy, only 30% (n = 6) and 31.03% (n = 9), female and male, respectively, were eutrophic. Based on BMI, 18.36% (n=9) of women and only 26.53% (n=13) of men are eutrophic. Individuals over 60 years old, 26.08% (n=6) of the female sample were categorized as overweight and 43.47% (n=10) of men were categorized as eutrophic. According to AMC (%), 42.30% (n=11) and 47.22% (n=17) of women and men, respectively, are eutrophic. Analyzing the lipid profile, we obtained 78.12% of men and 45.83% of women with HDL < 40 mg/dL, 12.50% of the male sample and 25% of the female sample with LDL > 100 mg/dL, 56.25% of men and 45.83% of women with Triglycerides > 150 mg/dL and total cholesterol within the normal range. Regarding physical activity, only 29.03% (n=18) remain active. Final considerations: It is concluded that renal patients present specific nuances for their nutritional assessment that are important to be taken into account.