Nutritional Status for Patients with Hypertension in Hemodialysis Units at Baghdad Teaching Hospital

Millions of people are affected by chronic kidney disease (CKD) every year, as a result of various health conditions and diseases.The poor nutritional status considered communal among the dialysis patients and lead to opposed consequences, patients who have diabetes or hypertension often go without diagnosis by kidney disease due to poor medical follow-up. This study aims to assessing the socio-demographic data and the nutritional status for patients with hypertensive who undergone hemodialysis, in which an approach of assessment was applied to achieve the mentioned objectives.A descriptive (cross-sectional) design study was conducted during November 15th, 2018 to May 9th, 2019.A purposive (non-probability) sample of 100 patients with hypertension were selected. Data were collected through the use of the questionnaire format by recording the data from patients’ charts and dialysis machine.Data were analyzed through the application of descriptive and inferential statistical approaches by using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 20.0.The most patients were old age (≥62 years); they’re evenly distributed for male and female. The highest percentages of the study sample have loweducational attainment;almost patients have normal body mass index, and the highest percentage of them have stage 2 hypertension.The major percentage of patients have anemia,an elevated level of serum phosphors, blood urea and serum creatinine, respectively.Finally, the study resultsrevealed the patients weren’t smoking and they weren’t having DM.Based on this, Establishing of nutritional health style for patients with hypertension on hemodialysis and activate the dieticians’ role in hemodialysis units.