Assessment of body composition in adults hospitalized in the service of Medicine in the Hospital Ramiro Priale, Huancayo 2014
Abstract
The objectives were to analyze the body composition of hospitalized patients in the Ramiro Prialé Prialé National Hospital Medicine Department in Huancayo; also assess body composition changes and its possible relationship with inflammatory and nutritional parameters, also comorbidities presence among those evaluated. Research based on cases and controls studies, comparing the comorbidities, albumin levels, electrolytes, renal function and hemoglobin among the hospitalized patients according to their nutritional state and body composition. As the results from 256 patients, the bioelectrical impedance analysis (IB) revealed an average weight of 60,9 kg for patients, being the Body Mass Index (BMI) of 23,7 kg/m2 according to the Beurer IB system, and 23,9 kg/m2 according to OMRON. The average muscle mass was 34 % by the Beurer team and 28,8 % by Omron. The body fat was 24,86 % by Beurer and 26,83 % by Omron. The IB measurements of the Beurer balance revealed a bone composition of 8,49 kg in average and an average energetic expenditure of 1970 calories and a water percentage of 69 %. In conclusion, the weight increase, BMI, visceral fat and body fat are accentuated over the years; simultaneously, nutritional patterns appeared in diseases such as anemia, hypokalemia and renal failure.
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