NUTRITION STATUS ASSESSMENT BASE ON BMI AND SGA OF HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS AT NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR TROPICAL DISEASES IN 2020

Abstract

Background: Malnutrition is a common problem in hospitalized patients. Many factors such asfatigue, loss of appetite, chronic diseases and misconceptions in nutrition can caused malnutrition. In hospitalized patients, malnutrition is associated with morbidity and mortality in the hospital.
Objectives: Description of nutritional status of inpatients at the National Hospital for Tropical
Diseases (NHTD) in 2020.
Subjects and methods: Across sectional descriptive study with 165 patients aged 18 years or older,
hospitalized within 48 hours, treated at the NHTD. All the patients were assessed nutrition status based on BMI, SGA scores and 24 - hour diet recall.
Results: 18,2% of patients with chronic lack of energy (BMI < 18.5). There are 47.27% patients at risk of malnutrition and 8.49% of patients at risk of severe malnutrition (according to SGA). Only 35.15% of patients consumed more than 70% of the nutritional requirements. There were 28.48% of patients whose diets met less than 30% of the recommended levels of intake.
Conclusions: BMI and SGA scores could be used to assess nutrition status for the inpatients. Patient’s nutrition status should be evaluated on admission as well as during hospital stay. Through that, we can plan for nutritional care and treatment effectively.