Simplified Creatinine Index as Predictor of Malnutrition in Stage 5 Chronic Kidney Disease Patients on Maintenance Haemodialysis.

BACKGROUND

Malnutrition inflammation score (MIS) is an instrument for assessing the nutritional status of stage 5 CKD patients, while simplified creatinine index (SCI) is used to assess muscle mass indirectly.

PURPOSE

This study aims to analyse the correlation between SCI and MIS, as well as determine the SCI cut-off value as a predictor of malnutrition in stage 5 CKD patients on maintenance HD.

METHODS

This research was an analytical observational study with a cross-sectional study approach. The 132 research subjects were stage 5 CKD patients at the HD Unit of RSUP Dr. Hasan Sadikin Bandung. The research used the Rank-Spearman test with SPSS for correlative bivariate analysis. The area under the curve (AUC) on the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was analysed to find the SCI cut-off value as a predictor of malnutrition in stage 5 CKD patients.

RESULTS

Sixty-three subjects (47.7%) were classified as good nutrition and 69 subjects (52.3%) as poor nutrition. The average SCI value in this study was 24.5 mg/kg/day ± SD 3.2 mg/kg/day, with a median MIS value was 6. This study showed a significant negative correlation between SCI and MIS (r = -0.586, p < 0.001). The optimal SCI cut-off from the ROC curve analysis value was ≤ 24.53 mg/kg/day (sensitivity = 76.8%; specificity = 79.4%).

CONCLUSION

A negative correlation existed between SCI and MIS, with an SCI value ≤ 24.53 indicating poor nutritional status in stage 5 CKD patients on maintenance HD. SCI can be used as a predictor of malnutrition at a lower cost and easier.