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

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.