Comparación del estado nutricional, ingesta alimentaria, adecuación a la dieta y calidad de vida de pacientes diabéticos y no diabéticos diagnosticados con insuficiencia renal crónica que asisten a la clínica de hemodiálisis SOLDIAL S.A. en el cantón Salinas.

Abstract

Introduction: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is the progressive decrease of normal kidney function over time and is also defined as kidney damage with decreased function for 3 months or more. When the kidneys lose 85 to 90% function, dialysis therapy becomes essential for antipyretic toxins. When the kidneys are in a state of renal failure, hemodialysis is done to remove electrolytes and excess water is also removed. Objectives: Compare nutritional status, dietary intake, adaptation to diet and quality of life of diabetic and non-diabetic patients diagnosed with chronic renal failure who attend the hemodialysis clinic SOLDIAL S.A. in Salinas City. Methodology: This work was carried out with a non-experimental cross-sectional design, which involved 60 patients who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria, separating them into diabetics or non-diabetics according to their underlying pathology. Results: According to results obtained, there is a difference in the nutritional status of diabetics and non-diabetics, the latter reflected a pattern of overweight among the majority of participants, on the other hand, non-diabetics are within the normal range, according to the BMI Based on anthropometric measurements, in the same way the quality of the diet and the adherence to it were analyzed, showing a greater adequacy in the non-diabetic patients, because the diet of this population group is not so restricted.