P124 - PREVALENCE OF MALNUTRITION IN CIRRHOSIS PATIENTS IN THE GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY CENTER AT MAJOR URBAN TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN HANOI, VIETNAM

P124

PREVALENCE OF MALNUTRITION IN CIRRHOSIS PATIENTS IN THE GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY CENTER AT MAJOR URBAN TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN HANOI, VIETNAM

N. T. Nghiem¹, T. H. T. Can¹, T. T. T. Nguyen¹, C. L. Nguyen², P. V. Pham³, V. T. TRAN^1,*

¹Clinical Nutrition Center, ²Gastroenterology & Hepatology Center, Bach Mai Hospital, ³Nutrition consultation Unit, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Viet Nam

Rationale: Malnutrition is common among cirrhosis patients, impacts crucially on prognosis

Methods: A cross-sectional study of 182 cirrhosis inpatients in Gastroenterology & Hepatology Center, Bach Mai Hospital was carried out to assess the nutritional status, and dietary intake. The prevalence of malnutrition was determined using GLIM, SGA and anthropometric measures. The dietary intake was calculated during hospitalization by 24-hour recall method

Results: The average age of subjects was 53.8 years, the proportion of patients classified as Child-pugh B and C was 86.8%, compensated cirrhosis 78.6%. The prevalence of malnutrition was 37.4%, 57.7% and 16.4% using GLIM criteria, SGA and BMI<18.5, respectively. The proportion of patients with low skeletal muscle index (SMI), low muscle mass and low fat mass using Bioimpedance analysis (BIA) was 34.6%, 26.4% and 47.8%, respectively. During hospitalization, the energy intake was increased from 24.2 to 27.0 kcal/kg/day at the 2^nd to the 5^th day. The percentage of patients whose energy and protein intake meet the recommended dietary requirements was only 17.6% and 51.1% on the 2^nd day, was reached 31.% and 73.6% on the 5^th day. Most of cirrhosis patient did not meet the recommended dietary intake of micronutrients.

Conclusion: Malnutrition was prevalent among cirrhosis inpatients and inadequate dietary intake was common during hospitalization.

Disclosure of Interest: None declared