@Article{, title={Assessment of Inflammation, Comorbidity and Demographic Factors in Patients with Kidney Disease in Baghdad}, author={Yasamen R. Humudat*1 and Saadi K. Al-Naseri1 and Yaaroub F. Al-Fatlawy2}, journal={Iraqi Journal of Science المجلة العراقية للعلوم}, volume={60}, number={11}, pages={2418-2425}, year={2019}, abstract={Inflammation markers are significantly higher among hemodialysis (HD)patients, which have been associated with chronic activation of the immune system.Hemodialysis centers in Baghdad appear to be taking measures with low adequacyand frequency of dialysis sessions, which can be a reason for decreased kidneyfunctions. Therefore, the objective of this study focuses on the assessment ofdifferent aspects of hemodialysis for regular HD patients in Baghdad, includinginflammatory markers (serum C-reactive protein, CRP, and erythrocytesedimentation rate, ESR), dialysis dose, comorbidities, and demographic factors fora period of one year (2018), the assessment covered four major hospitals in Baghdadnamely (Al-Kindi, Baghdad Educational, Al-Imamain Al-Jwadian, and Al-Yarmouk). The study involved 320 adult (chronic kidney disease; non hepatitisvirus) patients (55% male and 45% female) treated with regular hemodialysis. Whencompared with the normal values specified by manufacturers for the number ofmeasurement of these indicators. Inflammation markers were high in HD patientswere 66.2% of patients recorded elevated of CRP and 87.7% for ESR with nosignificant difference between males and females, but the origin of chronicinflammation in the patient's remains unclear. Moreover, the majority of HD patientswere non-educated; illustring that higher education is possibly associated with lowerdisease incidence as compared to those who never finished high school. Finally,most of these hospitals, average hemodialysis treatment lasts about three hours andis done two times per week.

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