Abstract
Objective of the study: assessment of the nutritional status of infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Materials and methods of research: a retrospective uncontrolled non-randomized cross-sectional comparative study was carried out. It involved 40 premature babies (boys – 19, girls – 21) at the corrected age of 3,3 [2,3–4,0] months and 16 age matched full-term babies (comparison group). Children born prematurely were divided into 2 groups depending on their body mass (BM) at birth: 1st – 25 children with BM less than 1500 g, 2nd – 15 children with BM from 1500 to 2500 g. The first group included subgroups 1A and 1B, depending on the presence or absence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in children. Physical development was assessed using INTERGROWTH-21st and WHO Anthro, 2009 anthropometric calculators, body composition was determined by air plethysmography using a PEA POD apparatus. Results: the assessment of anthropometric indices (WAZ and HAZ) calculated for postnatal and corrected age revealed the most severe manifestations of nutritional deficiency in children with very low BM at birth who developed bronchopulmonary dysplasia. The percentage of fatty BM was statistically significantly lower in children of subgroups 1A and 1B compared to full-term infants (p<0,006), as well as fatfree BM (p<0,012). Conclusion: the slow development of anthropometric indicators of premature babies with very low BM, especially those with bronchopulmonary dysplasia, indicates the need for timely correction of their nutrition.
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