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16554327

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-6-26
pubmed:abstractText
The anthropometry-bioimpedance analysis-nutrition (ABN) score is a recently proposed objective method of assessing malnutrition in children on chronic peritoneal dialysis (CPD) that uses nine parameters based on anthropometry, skinfold thickness and bioimpedance analysis. The aim of this prospective, cross-sectional study was to apply it to children treated with CPD in seven Italian paediatric nephrology centres, with a score of < 10.33 (the 3rd percentile in a population of 264 healthy children) classifying the children as malnourished. The other considered parameters were age, age at the start of dialysis and duration of dialysis; serum haemoglobin, urea, creatinine, total protein, albumin, transferrin, bicarbonate and C-reactive protein; residual urine output; urinary and peritoneal creatinine clearance; and daily protein and energy intake. The study enrolled 43 patients (mean age 10.2 +/- 4.2 years), 21 of whom (48.8%) had an ABN score of < 10.33: 15 with mild, five with moderate, and one with severe malnutrition. The malnourished patients started CPD at a younger age (P < 0.05) and had a longer duration of dialysis (P < 0.01), and a significant worsening in nutritional status was observed in those treated for more than 12 months of dialysis; they also had significantly lower serum albumin, creatinine and haemoglobin levels. In conclusion, protein-calorie malnutrition is common in children receiving CPD. A younger age at the start of dialysis and a longer duration of treatment are clear risk factors, and counterbalance the long-term viability of CPD in paediatric age.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0931-0509
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1946-51
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
A prospective multicentre study of the nutritional status in children on chronic peritoneal dialysis.
pubmed:affiliation
Pediatric Renal Unit of Clinica Pediatrica G. e D. de Marchi, Fondazione Policlinico, Mangiagalli, Regina Elena, Milano, Italy. aedefonti@hotmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Multicenter Study