OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the scored Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) as a nutrition assessment tool in hemodialysis patients. DESIGN: A cross-sectional observational study assessing the nutritional status of hemodialysis patients. SETTING: Private tertiary Australian hospital. SUBJECTS: Sixty patients, ages 63.9 +/- 16.2 years. INTERVENTION: Scored PG-SGA questionnaire, comparison of PG-SGA score > or =9 with subjective global assessment (SGA), albumin, corrected arm muscle area, and triceps skinfold. RESULTS: According to SGA, 80% of patients were well nourished and 20% of patients were malnourished. Patients classified as well nourished (SGA-A) attained a significantly lower median PG-SGA score compared with those rated as moderately malnourished or at risk of malnutrition (SGA-B). A PG-SGA score > or =9 had a sensitivity of 83% and a specificity of 92% at predicting SGA classification. There were significant correlations between the PG-SGA score and serum albumin, PG-SGA score, and percentage weight loss over the past 6 months. There was no association between PG-SGA score and body mass index or anthropometric measurements. CONCLUSION: The scored PG-SGA is an easy-to-use nutrition assessment tool that allows quick identification of malnutrition in hemodialysis patients.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the scored Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) as a nutrition assessment tool in hemodialysis patients. DESIGN: A cross-sectional observational study assessing the nutritional status of hemodialysis patients. SETTING: Private tertiary Australian hospital. SUBJECTS: Sixty patients, ages 63.9 +/- 16.2 years. INTERVENTION: Scored PG-SGA questionnaire, comparison of PG-SGA score > or =9 with subjective global assessment (SGA), albumin, corrected arm muscle area, and triceps skinfold. RESULTS: According to SGA, 80% of patients were well nourished and 20% of patients were malnourished. Patients classified as well nourished (SGA-A) attained a significantly lower median PG-SGA score compared with those rated as moderately malnourished or at risk of malnutrition (SGA-B). A PG-SGA score > or =9 had a sensitivity of 83% and a specificity of 92% at predicting SGA classification. There were significant correlations between the PG-SGA score and serum albumin, PG-SGA score, and percentage weight loss over the past 6 months. There was no association between PG-SGA score and body mass index or anthropometric measurements. CONCLUSION: The scored PG-SGA is an easy-to-use nutrition assessment tool that allows quick identification of malnutrition in hemodialysis patients.
Authors: Cristina Martins; Simone L Saeki; Marcelo Mazza do Nascimento; Fernando M Lucas Júnior; Ana Maria Vavruk; Christiane L Meireles; Sandra Justino; Denise Mafra; Estela Iraci Rabito; Maria Eliana Madalozzo Schieferdecker; Letícia Fuganti Campos; Denise P J van Aanholt; Ana Adélia Hordonho; Marcia Samia Pinheiro Fidelix Journal: J Bras Nefrol Date: 2021 Apr-Jun
Authors: Shishira Bharadwaj; Shaiva Ginoya; Parul Tandon; Tushar D Gohel; John Guirguis; Hiren Vallabh; Andrea Jevenn; Ibrahim Hanouneh Journal: Gastroenterol Rep (Oxf) Date: 2016-05-11