en Nutrition Nutrition پژوهشي Research <span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="tab-stops:409.5pt"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%">Background and Objectives: </span></span></b><span style="line-height:115%">Cardiovascular diseases are the most important causes of death in patients with chronic kidney failure, including hemodialysis patients. Inflammation is one of the major causes of increased malnutrition. An increase in the concentration of vascular inflammation factors in the blood such as the concentration of serum C-reactive protein is a strong predictor of mortality in hemodialysis patients. In this study, the relationship between the inflammatory degree of malnutrition and protein quality with risk factors of cardiovascular diseases in hemodialysis patients was assessed.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="tab-stops:409.5pt"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%">Materials and Methods: </span></span></b><span style="line-height:115%">This descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study was carried out on 120 hemodialysis patients aged 20&ndash;80 y (57.43 </span><span style="line-height:115%">&plusmn;</span><span style="line-height:115%">15.58) in Tehran, Iran, using simple random sampling. General characteristics and anthropometric indices were recorded. Malnutrition-inflammation was assessed using questionnaires and food intake was investigated using&nbsp; 24-h recalls.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="tab-stops:409.5pt"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%">Results: </span></span></b><span style="line-height:115%">Demographic and anthropometric characteristics were not significantly different between groups with heart diseases (P<0.05). No significant correlation was observed between the indicators of malnutrition-inflammation and suffering from heart diseases in hemodialysis patients (P<0.05). No significant relationship was reported between the quality index of dietary proteins and heart diseases (P<0.05).</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="tab-stops:409.5pt"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%">Conclusions: </span></span></b><span style="line-height:115%">No significant relationship was detected between the inflammatory degrees of malnutrition and protein quality and the risk factors of cardiovascular diseases in hemodialysis patients. Further studies are highly suggested.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> Malnutrition, Cardiovascular disease, Hemodialysis 45 53 http://nfsr.sbmu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1013-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Mahsa Baghbani Baghbani.mahsa@yahoo.com 10031947532846006797 10031947532846006797 No Department of Nutrition, Science and Research Branch Islamic Azad University Golnaz Majdizadeh golnaz.majdizadeh@srbiau.ac.ir 10031947532846006798 10031947532846006798 No Department of Nutrition, Science and Research Branch Islamic Azad University Zahra Mirali Mirali.sahel@gmail.com 10031947532846006799 10031947532846006799 No Department of Nutrition, Science and Research Branch Islamic Azad University Shahrzad Ossareh ossareh_s@hotmail.com 10031947532846006800 10031947532846006800 No Subspecialties in Adult Kidney disorder, Department of Internal Medicine, Nephrology Ward, Hasheminejad Kidney Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences Ariyo Movahedi amm35@mail.aub.edu 10031947532846006801 10031947532846006801 Yes Department of Nutrition, Science and Research Branch Islamic Azad University