Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index Is Predictive of Subjective Global Assessment and Dialysis Malnutrition Scores in Elderly Patients on Hemodialysis

Malnutrition is a frequent complication in patients on hemodialysis (HD), even if its adequate appraisal remains one of the most complicated challenges in the HD scenario because of the limits of current malnutrition biomarkers. The aim of our study was to assess the relation of subjective nutritional tools Subjective Global Assessment (SGA) and Dialysis Malnutrition Score (DMS) with the objective malnutrition tool Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) in elderly patients on HD.
Source: Journal of Renal Nutrition - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Tags: Original Research Source Type: research