Internal Medicine Department, University Teaching Hospital of Kigali, Rwanda
Research Article
Malnutrition Risk Among Hospitalized Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus And Its Association With Hospital Length.
Author(s): Philemon Kwizera*, Reverien Niyomwungeri, Omar Gatera, Harriet Gyamfuah Adu-Amoah and Jeannine Ahishakiye
Background: Estimating malnutrition risk among hospitalized patients is challenging, yet critical due to its association with adverse outcomes such as prolonged hospital stay; increased mortality, impaired wound healing, depression, and increased hospital costs. This research study aims to evaluate the risk of malnutrition among type 2 diabetic hospitalized patients and its impact on the patient’s length of stay in two tertiary hospitals based in Kigali.
Method: In this retrospective cross-sectional study, 300 adult hospitalized type 2 diabetic patients from Kigali’s tertiary hospitals were enrolled between January 2021 and October 2022. Data collected includes demographics, anthropometrics, serum albumin, and length of hospital stay. The Nutrition Risk Index was used to determine malnutrition risk.
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