Open Access<p>Protein-Energy Wasting and Associated Factors Among Chronic Kidney Disease Patients at St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia</p>
Author(s) -
Chaltu Merga,
Meron Girma,
Melese Sinaga Teshome
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of nephrology and renovascular disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.846
H-Index - 27
ISSN - 1178-7058
DOI - 10.2147/ijnrd.s273874
Subject(s) - wasting , medicine , kidney disease , anthropometry , anorexia , cachexia , logistic regression , cancer
Protein-energy wasting is a major issue in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), adversely affecting morbidity, mortality, functional activity, and quality of life. Assessment of nutritional status in CKD patients is important to ensure patient's normal protein stores and avoid metabolic complications. However, in Ethiopia, there were very few studies done to assess the prevalence of protein-energy wasting (PEW) and its associated factors among CKD patients.