A Study on Association of Nutritional Status, Inflammatory Markers and Cardiac Function In Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients

ABSTRACT: Poor nutritional status and associated inflammation may pose a risk of cardiovascular disease in CKD patients. This Study has been undertaken to investigate the association of nutritional status, inflammatory markers and cardiac function . A cross sectional study is performed on 120 hemodialysis patients and measured the Skin fold thickness, Midarm circumference, Serum albumin, SGA, Echo, CRP, Ferritin and lipid profile. There is significant negative correlation between CRP and LVEDV (r = -.298, p=.035)  and there is significant negative correlation between CRP and MAC (r = -.362, p=.010) and positive co relation between CRP and ferritin, TDL and LDL, HDL and chol/hdl. This study shows the correlation between inflammatory markers measured by CRP and nutritional status and the negative effect both of these have on cardiac structural parameters.