Zahedi H, Parkhideh S, Sadeghi O, Mehdizadeh M, Roshandel E, Cheraghpour M, Hajifathali A, Shadnoush M. Association between nutritional status and biochemical markers among hematopoietic stem cell transplant candidates: a cross-sectional study.
BMC Nutr 2023;
9:148. [PMID:
38098090 PMCID:
PMC10722717 DOI:
10.1186/s40795-023-00809-7]
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Abstract
AIM
Candidates of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) may be at nutritional risk due to decreased oral intake, high nutritional requirements and nutrient malabsorption. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between nutritional status and blood biomarkers in candidates of HSCT.
METHODS
A total of 278 patients aged 18-65 years old were recruited and their baseline demographic and clinical characteristics were recorded. All subjects underwent nutritional status analysis using Nutritional Risk Screening (NRS-2002). Blood biomarkers including C-reactive protein (CRP), Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR), hemoglobin, albumin and total protein as well as CRP-albumin ratio (CAR) and Body Mass Index (BMI) were measured and compared between two groups based on Nutritional Risk Screening (NRS-2002) within 24 h of admission in Bone Marrow Transplant ward.
RESULTS
The results showed that undernourished patients (NRS ≥ 3) had significantly higher inflammatory markers including ESR, CRP and CAR as well as lower BMI and serum albumin and hemoglobin concentrations (P < 0.05); however, no significant association was observed in terms of total protein even after adjusting for confounders (P > 0.05).
CONCLUSIONS
This study revealed that BMI combined with biochemical markers are the appropriate parameters for assessment of nutritional status in HSCT candidates. Furthermore, the nutritional status was verified to be significantly associated with systematic inflammation.
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