Protein intake and its influence on the lipid and anthropometric profiles of patients with chronic kidney disease

Abstract

Introduction: Recent studies highlight Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) as responsible for severe damage to clinical-nutritional status and for changes in the lipid profile of its patients, which, together, contribute to the increase in deaths and hospitalization time for these patients. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the protein intake and its association with the lipid and anthropometric profile of chronic renal patients. Methods: Data came from a cross-sectional survey conducted with 95 patients with CKD on dialysis treated at Renal Therapy Centers in the State of Piauí. Anthropometric variables were deter-mined. Protein consumption was obtained by applying two 24hr dietary recalls. Lipid fractions were determined according to the calorimetric enzymatic method and specific calculations. Data were analyzed with Stata®, v.12 software (Statacorp, College Station, Texas, USA), with significance level set at p<0.05. The research received ethical approval, nº 2.527.329. Results: The final sample consisted of 95 patients, with a predominance of male participants (67.4%) and the average age of the total population was 40.8±10.7 years. There was no association between protein consumption and anthropometric variables. However, there was a significant, but negative, correlation between protein intake and total cholesterol concen-trations (p= 0.017) and LDL-c (p= 0.025). Conclusion: The mean protein intake identified, 1.30±0.83 g/kg/day, despite meeting the recommendation for chronic renal patients did not appear to influence the anthropometric status, but had significant effects on specific lipid parameters of patients with CKD of this study.