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The nutritional status of hospitalized children: Has this subject been overlooked?

Nermin KAPÇI
Mustafa AKÇAM
TUĞBA GÜRSOY KOCA
Selim DERECİ
MÜCAHİT KAPÇI
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351–355
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The nutritional evaluation of all patients and an early start to nutritional support could provide a significant positive contribution

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Objective & Hypothesis:Background/Aims: To determine the nutritional status of hospitalized children at the time of admission and to investigate the relationship between diagnosis and nutritional status.Materials and Methods: Body weight, height, triceps skinfold thickness, and mid-arm circumference were measured on admission and percentages of weight-for-age, weight-for-height, body mass index, mid-arm circumference, and triceps skinfold thickness were calculated.
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Key Findings & Data:The nutritional status was evaluated using the Waterlow, Gomez, and other anthropometric assessments.Results: A total of 511 patients were included in the study with a mean age of 5.8±4.9 years.
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Conclusion & Impact:The nutritional evaluation of all patients and an early start to nutritional support could provide a significant positive contribution
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Background/Aims: To determine the nutritional status of hospitalized children at the time of admission and to investigate the relationship between diagnosis and nutritional status.Materials and Methods: Body weight, height, triceps skinfold thickness, and mid-arm circumference were measured on admission and percentages of weight-for-age, weight-for-height, body mass index, mid-arm circumference, and triceps skinfold thickness were calculated. The nutritional status was evaluated using the Waterlow, Gomez, and other anthropometric assessments.Results: A total of 511 patients were included in the study with a mean age of 5.8±4.9 years. Malnutrition was determined in 52.7% of patients according to the Waterlow classification. Mild malnutrition was determined in 39%, moderate in 12%, and severe in 1.7%, with the characteristics of acute malnutrition in 23.9%, acute-chronic in 7.3%, and chronic in 21.5%. The highest rate of malnutrition was in the 0–2 years age group (62.3%). According to the Gomez classification, malnutrition rate was determined as 46.8%. The rates of malnutrition in malignant, gastrointestinal, and infectious diseases were 60%, 59.8%, and 54.5%, respectively.Conclusion: The prevalence of malnutrition in hospitalized children was noticeably high. The nutritional evaluation of all patients and an early start to nutritional support could provide a significant positive contribution

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KAPÇI, N., AKÇAM, M., KOCA, T. G., DERECİ, S., KAPÇI, M. (2015). The nutritional status of hospitalized children: Has this subject been overlooked?. Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, Cilt: 26 - Sayı: 4, 351–355. https://ajindex.com/articles/409376

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