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Prevalence of child malnutrition at a university hospital using the World Health Organization criteria and bioelectrical impedance data
Pileggi, V N; Monteiro, J P; Margutti, A V B; Camelo Junior, J S.
  • Pileggi, V N; Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto. Departamento de Puericultura e Pediatria. Ribeirão Preto. BR
  • Monteiro, J P; Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto. Departamento de Puericultura e Pediatria. Ribeirão Preto. BR
  • Margutti, A V B; Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto. Departamento de Puericultura e Pediatria. Ribeirão Preto. BR
  • Camelo Junior, J S; Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto. Departamento de Puericultura e Pediatria. Ribeirão Preto. BR
Braz. j. med. biol. res ; 49(3): e5012, Mar. 2016. tab, graf
Artículo en Inglés | LILACS | ID: lil-771941
ABSTRACT
Malnutrition constitutes a major public health concern worldwide and serves as an indicator of hospitalized patientsprognosis. Although various methods with which to conduct nutritional assessments exist, large hospitals seldom employ them to diagnose malnutrition. The aim of this study was to understand the prevalence of child malnutrition at the University Hospital of the Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São, Brazil. A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted to compare the nutritional status of 292 hospitalized children with that of a healthy control group (n=234). Information regarding patients’ weight, height, and bioelectrical impedance (i.e., bioelectrical impedance vector analysis) was obtained, and the phase angle was calculated. Using the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria, 35.27% of the patients presented with malnutrition; specifically, 16.10% had undernutrition and 19.17% were overweight. Classification according to the bioelectrical impedance results of nutritional status was more sensitive than the WHO criteria of the 55.45% of patients with malnutrition, 51.25% exhibited undernutrition and 4.20% were overweight. After applying the WHO criteria in the unpaired control group (n=234), we observed that 100.00% of the subjects were eutrophic; however, 23.34% of the controls were malnourished according to impedance analysis. The phase angle was significantly lower in the hospitalized group than in the control group (P<0.05). Therefore, this study suggests that a protocol to obtain patients’ weight and height must be followed, and bioimpedance data must be examined upon hospital admission of all children.
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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: LILACS (Américas) Asunto principal: Composición Corporal / Trastornos de la Nutrición del Niño / Impedancia Eléctrica Tipo de estudio: Guía de Práctica Clínica / Estudio observacional / Estudio de prevalencia / Estudio pronóstico / Factores de riesgo Límite: Adolescente / Niño / Child, preschool / Femenino / Humanos / Lactante / Masculino País/Región como asunto: America del Sur / Brasil Idioma: Inglés Revista: Braz. j. med. biol. res Asunto de la revista: Biologia / Medicina Año: 2016 Tipo del documento: Artículo País de afiliación: Brasil Institución/País de afiliación: Universidade de São Paulo/BR

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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: LILACS (Américas) Asunto principal: Composición Corporal / Trastornos de la Nutrición del Niño / Impedancia Eléctrica Tipo de estudio: Guía de Práctica Clínica / Estudio observacional / Estudio de prevalencia / Estudio pronóstico / Factores de riesgo Límite: Adolescente / Niño / Child, preschool / Femenino / Humanos / Lactante / Masculino País/Región como asunto: America del Sur / Brasil Idioma: Inglés Revista: Braz. j. med. biol. res Asunto de la revista: Biologia / Medicina Año: 2016 Tipo del documento: Artículo País de afiliación: Brasil Institución/País de afiliación: Universidade de São Paulo/BR