1. Sociodemographic and clinic factors associated with body mass index in patients with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis
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Ádria Juliane Lopes Melo Paiva, Mariana Pinheiro Campos, Luciana Pereira Pinto Dias, Karina Silva Cordeiro, Jorvana Stanislav Brasil Moreira, Isabel Cristina de Oliveira Almeida, Andréa Dias Reis, Nayra Anielly Cabral Cantanhede, Maria Rita Fonseca Dias, Mylenne Cardim Ferreira, and Isabelle Christine Vieira da Silva Martins
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chronic renal insufficiency ,renal dialysis ,body mass index ,Nutrition. Foods and food supply ,TX341-641 - Abstract
Objective: To verify the factors associated with the Body Mass Index (BMI) in patients with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis. Materials and methods: Cross-sectional analytical study conducted at a Hemodialysis Clinic in Belém-PA, Brazil. Socioeconomic data and physical activity practice were obtained through interviews with the application of a semi-structured questionnaire and biochemical and anthropometric data through consultation of patients' medical records. To identify the factors associated with BMI bivariate and multivariate analyses were performed with a hierarchical model. Results: Among the 91 patients evaluated 67.03% exhibited BMI < 24.9 kg/m2. The variables of occupation, physical activity and number of medications were significantly associated with BMI 25 kg/m2. Student patients were more likely not to have BMI 25 kg/m2 (PR=1.45; CI:4.87-4.34, p
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- 2022