Body Mass Index of Children with Chronic Kidneys Diseases at Hemodialysis Centers in Baghdad Teaching Pediatric Hospitals

Haidar Fadhil Abbas, Eqbal Ghanim Ma'ala

Abstract: Body Mass Index of Children with Chronic Kidney Disease at Hemodialysis Centers in Baghdad Pediatric Teaching Hospital. A cross-sectional study was carried out among 71 of children (41 boys and 18 girls) aged between (6-16) years selected by non-probability sampling purposive sample. According to study findings 61.97 % of the children with renal failure had normal weight their BMI for age (Z score) between (-1.9 to 1.9).8.45 % of children had sever thinness (Z score) below -3 and 8.45 % had Thinness below (-2 to -3) at Z score. The minimum BMI of children was -6.61, maximum BMI was 6.97 and the mean of their BMI was -0.4. Health education lectures to nurses and childrens families about nutrition, medication and complications and their effects on children growth and development, anthropometric measurement and thrive indicator.

Keywords: Mass Index, Children, Chronic Kidney Disease, Hemodialysis