NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT OF CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS WITH DOWN SYNDROME AND CONGENITAL CARDIOPATHY

The aim of this study was to analyze the nutritional status ofpatients with Down Syndrome (DS) and congenital heart defect (CHD). A transversal study which assessed the nutritional profile of DS and CHD patients between 0 and 18 years of age was done. Weight and stature, both at birth and current we...

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Autores principales: Senna Rodrigues,Bruna, Campos Pellanda,Lúcia, Andreatta Gottschall,Catarina Bertaso
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Publicado: Sociedad Chilena de Nutrición, Bromatología y Toxicología 2012
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spelling oai:scielo:S0717-751820120002000042014-03-10NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT OF CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS WITH DOWN SYNDROME AND CONGENITAL CARDIOPATHYSenna Rodrigues,BrunaCampos Pellanda,LúciaAndreatta Gottschall,Catarina Bertaso Down syndrome congenital heart defect nutrition assessment obesity malnutrition The aim of this study was to analyze the nutritional status ofpatients with Down Syndrome (DS) and congenital heart defect (CHD). A transversal study which assessed the nutritional profile of DS and CHD patients between 0 and 18 years of age was done. Weight and stature, both at birth and current were considered. A total of 98 patients, 56% female were analyzed. Prevalence of low weight, overweight and low stature at the current anthropo-metric data (CAD) was 30%, 22% and 17%, respectively. There was a statistically significant difference between malnutrition at birth and the CAD (p<0.01). The current weight/age (WIA) ratio showed significant increase as compared to birth WIA (p=<0.05). In addition, there was also stature recovery based on statureIage (SIA) ratio (p<0,001). In conclusion, at birth, these patients present stature and weight deficit but as age advances there is a stature improvement; however it is not properly accompanied by the weight, since there is a tendency towards overweight in puberty.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Chilena de Nutrición, Bromatología y ToxicologíaRevista chilena de nutrición v.39 n.2 20122012-06-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-75182012000200004en10.4067/S0717-75182012000200004
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collection Scielo Chile
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topic Down syndrome
congenital heart defect
nutrition assessment
obesity
malnutrition
spellingShingle Down syndrome
congenital heart defect
nutrition assessment
obesity
malnutrition
Senna Rodrigues,Bruna
Campos Pellanda,Lúcia
Andreatta Gottschall,Catarina Bertaso
NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT OF CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS WITH DOWN SYNDROME AND CONGENITAL CARDIOPATHY
description The aim of this study was to analyze the nutritional status ofpatients with Down Syndrome (DS) and congenital heart defect (CHD). A transversal study which assessed the nutritional profile of DS and CHD patients between 0 and 18 years of age was done. Weight and stature, both at birth and current were considered. A total of 98 patients, 56% female were analyzed. Prevalence of low weight, overweight and low stature at the current anthropo-metric data (CAD) was 30%, 22% and 17%, respectively. There was a statistically significant difference between malnutrition at birth and the CAD (p<0.01). The current weight/age (WIA) ratio showed significant increase as compared to birth WIA (p=<0.05). In addition, there was also stature recovery based on statureIage (SIA) ratio (p<0,001). In conclusion, at birth, these patients present stature and weight deficit but as age advances there is a stature improvement; however it is not properly accompanied by the weight, since there is a tendency towards overweight in puberty.
author Senna Rodrigues,Bruna
Campos Pellanda,Lúcia
Andreatta Gottschall,Catarina Bertaso
author_facet Senna Rodrigues,Bruna
Campos Pellanda,Lúcia
Andreatta Gottschall,Catarina Bertaso
author_sort Senna Rodrigues,Bruna
title NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT OF CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS WITH DOWN SYNDROME AND CONGENITAL CARDIOPATHY
title_short NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT OF CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS WITH DOWN SYNDROME AND CONGENITAL CARDIOPATHY
title_full NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT OF CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS WITH DOWN SYNDROME AND CONGENITAL CARDIOPATHY
title_fullStr NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT OF CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS WITH DOWN SYNDROME AND CONGENITAL CARDIOPATHY
title_full_unstemmed NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT OF CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS WITH DOWN SYNDROME AND CONGENITAL CARDIOPATHY
title_sort nutritional assessment of children and teenagers with down syndrome and congenital cardiopathy
publisher Sociedad Chilena de Nutrición, Bromatología y Toxicología
publishDate 2012
url http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-75182012000200004
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