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    Nutritional status and its association with clinical characteristics of dialysis patients with chronic kidney disease at high altitude, 2017
    (Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2018-12-10) Huerta Villanueva, Jesusa Teresa; Guzmán Palma, Lilia Ricardina; Lozada Urbano, Michelle
    The incidence of Chronic Kidney Disease increases every year, of this population 88% undergo hemodialysis and the costs are very high. Comorbid conditions facilitate malnutrition; this group of patients has shown a high risk of reaching a state of malnutrition (40%) before and during dialysis. The objective was to determine the correlation between nutritional status and clinical characteristics of patients. Quantitative, descriptive, correlational study, 40 patients were dialyzed in a clinic in the city of Huaraz in 2017. The majority were female (58%), 48% were between 40 and 59 years old. Age: Me=51.05 years SD=16,662; Carpal Circumference: Me=16.20 SD=1.523; Triceps skin fold: Me=6.06 DS=4.054; Hemoglobin: Me=11.49 SD=2.114; Albumin: Me=4.16 DS=0.586. Clinical conditions Hypertension 37 (93%), Type II Diabetes 16 (40%). The result did not demonstrate correlation with any of the patient's clinical characteristics. There is an urgent need for nutritional counseling for dialysis patients.