Dyspepsia is Associated with Low Protein and Caloric Intake among End-Stage Renal Disease Patients

2015 ◽  
Vol 85 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 112-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulo Roberto Santos ◽  
Diego Levi Silveira Monteiro ◽  
Paulo Henrique Alexandre de Paula ◽  
Vicente Lopes Monte Neto ◽  
Maria Leilah Ponte Monte Coelho ◽  
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Abstract. Background: Dyspepsia is highly prevalent and easily assessed in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) and is not a traditional predictor of malnutrition. We sought to establish an association between dyspeptic symptoms and nutritional status in ESRD patients undergoing maintenance HD. Methods: We studied 106 ESRD patients on HD. Dyspepsia was assessed through the Porto Alegre Dyspeptic Symptoms Questionnaire (PADYQ). Scores equal to or greater than 6 classified patients as dyspeptic. Nutritional status was evaluated using serum chemistry, total body mass, muscle mass, and dietary intake. Nutritional status was compared between dyspeptic and non-dyspeptic patients. The association of PADYQ scores and the presence of dyspepsia with nutritional variables were tested. Multivariate analysis was performed to test dyspepsia as an independent predictor for dietary intake. Results: There were 41 (38.7 %) dyspeptics. Protein intake (g/kg/day) and calorie intake (kcal/kg/day) were lower among dyspeptics compared to non-dyspeptics, 1.0 ± 0.5 vs 1.3 ± 0.5 (p = 0.01) and 23.0 ± 9.2 vs 27.4 ± 10.0 (p = 0.02), respectively. More dyspeptics than non-dyspeptics presenting protein-energy wasting based on protein and calorie intake, 41.4 vs 15.3 % (p = 0.01) and 68.2 vs 38.4 % (p = 0.02), respectively. PAQYQ score was negatively correlated with protein intake (r = - 0.20; p = 0.03) and calorie intake (r = - 0.19; p = 0.04). Dyspepsia was able to predict protein (b = - 0.26; p = 0.01) and calorie (b = - 4.42; p = 0.02) intake. Conclusions: Dyspepsia is associated with low protein and calorie intake. Screening of dyspeptic symptoms can be routinely performed aiming to improve HD patients’ nutritional status.

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Maraj ◽  
Beata Kuśnierz-Cabala ◽  
Paulina Dumnicka ◽  
Katarzyna Gawlik ◽  
Dorota Pawlica-Gosiewska ◽  
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Over 50% of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients die of cardiovascular disease. ESRD patients treated with maintenance hemodialysis are repeatedly exposed to oxidative stress. The aim of the study was to find the relationship between lifestyle factors, nutritional status, calcium-phosphate metabolism, and selected redox parameters such as glutathione peroxidase (GPx), glutathione reductase (GR), superoxide dismutase (SOD), uric acid (UA), and total antioxidant capacity expressed as ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP). The study included 97 ESRD hemodialysis patients and 42 controls with no renal disease. Patients were asked to complete a questionnaire which gathered information on their physical activity, hours of sleep, smoking, and frequency of fruit and vegetable intake; the blood samples were then drawn before the midweek dialysis session. The ESRD patients had lower levels of GR, GPx, and SOD activity, a lower level of FRAP, and a higher UA concentration than the control group. The FRAP value decreased with age (ρ=−0.32, p=0.001); smokers had a significantly lower SOD activity in comparison to nonsmokers (p=0.03). In the ESRD patients, FRAP and UA correlated with both albumin (ρ=0.26, p=0.011; ρ=0.41, p=0.006, respectively) and prealbumin (ρ=0.34, p≤0.001; ρ=0.28, p=0.006, respectively), whereas UA, GR, GPx, and SOD correlated with calcium, UA, GR, and GPx with phosphate level. Based on the findings, there are weak associations between nutritional status and selected redox parameters in hemodialyzed patients. Further studies are needed to establish if diet modifications and adequate nutritional status can positively impact the antioxidant capacity in this group of patients.


2007 ◽  
Vol 27 (2_suppl) ◽  
pp. 298-302
Author(s):  
Robert H. Mak ◽  
Wai Cheung

Cachexia is common in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients, and it is an important risk factor for poor quality of life and increased mortality and morbidity. Chronic inflammation is an important cause of cachexia in ESRD patients. In the present review, we examine recent evidence suggesting that adipokines or adipocytokines such as leptin, adiponectin, resistin, tumor necrosis factor α, interleukin-6, and interleukin-1β may play important roles in uremic cachexia. We also review the physiology and the potential roles of gut hormones, including ghrelin, peptide YY, and cholecystokinin in ESRD. Understanding the molecular pathophysiology of these novel hormones in ESRD may lead to novel therapeutic strategies.


Author(s):  
Hyeon-Ju Lee ◽  
Youn-Jung Son

Hemodialysis is the most common type of treatment for end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Frailty is associated with poor outcomes such as higher mortality. ESRD patients have a higher prevalence of frailty. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to identify the prevalence and associated factors of frailty and examine whether it is a predictor of mortality among ESRD patients undergoing hemodialysis. Five electronic databases including PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library were searched for relevant studies up to 30 November 2020. A total of 752 articles were found, and seven studies with 2604 participants in total were included in the final analysis. The pooled prevalence of frailty in patients with ESRD undergoing hemodialysis was 46% (95% Confidence interval (CI) 34.2−58.3%). Advanced age, female sex, and the presence of diabetes mellitus increased the risk of frailty in ESRD patients undergoing hemodialysis. Our main finding showed that patients with frailty had a greater risk of all-cause mortality compared with those without (hazard ratio (HR): 2.02, 95% CI: 1.65−2.48). To improve ESRD patient outcomes, healthcare professionals need to assess the frailty of older ESRD patients, particularly by considering gender and comorbidities. Comprehensive frailty screening tools for ESRD patients on hemodialysis need to be developed.


2007 ◽  
Vol 98 (08) ◽  
pp. 339-345 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johannes Sidelmann ◽  
Mikkel Brabrand ◽  
Robert Pedersen ◽  
Jørgen Pedersen ◽  
Kim Esbensen ◽  
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SummaryFibrin clots with reduced permeability, increased clot stiffness and reduced fibrinolysis susceptibility may predispose to cardiovascular disease (CVD). Little is known, however, about the structure of fibrin clots in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD).These patients suffer from a high risk of CVD in addition to their chronic low-grade inflammation. Using permeability, compaction and turbidity studies in 22 ESRD patients and 24 healthy controls, fibrin clots made from patient plasma were found to be less permeable (p<0.001), less compactable (p<0.001), and less susceptible to fibrinolysis (p<0.001) than clots from controls.The maximum rate of turbidity increase was also higher for the patients than controls (p<0.001), and scan-ning electron microscopy revealed higher clot density of fibrin fibers in clots from patients than clots from controls (p<0.001). Patients had higher plasma concentrations of fibrinogen, C-reative protein and interleukin 6 than controls.These plasma markers of inflammation correlated significantly with most of the fibrin structure characteristics observed in the patients. In contrast, plasma markers of azothemia showed no such correlations. The results suggest that in ESRD patients fibrin clots are significantly different from healthy controls, and that the fibrin structure characteristics in the patients are associated primarily with the inflammatory plasma milieu rather than with level of azothemia.


2010 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 473-477 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denise B. Serra ◽  
Haiying Sun ◽  
Sylwia Karwowska ◽  
Jens Praestgaard ◽  
Atef Halabi ◽  
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ABSTRACTAlbinterferon alfa-2b (albIFN) is being developed, in combination with ribavirin, for the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection. This study was designed to evaluate the pharmacokinetics, safety, and tolerability of a 900-μg dose of albIFN administered as a single subcutaneous injection in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on hemodialysis and matched healthy volunteers (by age [±5 years], weight [±5 kg], and gender). The maximum concentration in plasma (Cmax) and the area under the concentration-time curve from time zero to infinity (AUC0-∞) were 42.8 ± 14.0 ng/ml and 16,414 ± 4,203 ng·h/ml, respectively, for healthy volunteers, while theCmaxand AUC0-∞were 49.9 ± 20.9 ng/ml and 18,919 ± 8,008 ng·h/ml, respectively, for ESRD patients. The geometric least-squares mean ratios were 1.15 (90% confidence interval [CI], 0.78, 1.68) forCmaxand 1.11 (90% CI, 0.83, 1.48) for AUC0-∞. Adverse events were as expected for an interferon (e.g., flu-like symptoms), with the main laboratory adverse event being a decline in total white blood cell count, which was specifically related to a decline in the neutrophil count. This effect was somewhat greater in the ESRD patients, with the maximal decreases in neutrophil counts from those at the baseline being (−2.6 ± 0.32) × 109and (−2.19 ± 0.58) × 109cells/liter for the ESRD patients and the healthy volunteers, respectively. This study indicates no significant effect of renal failure on the pharmacokinetics of albIFN. Safety and tolerability were as expected for an interferon.


2005 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 384-393 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yukio Maruyama ◽  
Louise Nordfors ◽  
Peter Stenvinkel ◽  
Olof Heimbürger ◽  
Peter Bárány ◽  
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