5 Key Takeaways

• 1

  The study assessed the relationship between odor identification ability and nutritional status in advanced chronic kidney disease patients.

• 2

  Participants included 139 individuals: 34 healthy controls, 50 with stage 3-4 CKD, and 55 on maintenance hemodialysis.

• 3

  Patients on maintenance hemodialysis exhibited the most significant impairment in odor identification compared to other groups.

• 4

  No statistically significant correlation was found between odor identification scores and the malnutrition inflammation score.

• 5

  The study suggests olfactory dysfunction may contribute to anorexia in CKD patients, impacting their nutritional status.