Correlation of Nutritional Status with SomeMicronutrients in Children with Ventricular Septal Defect

Xuming Mo

doi:10.26717/bjstr.2019.23.003925

Abstract

Congenital heart disease refers to anatomical abnormalities of the heart and large blood vessels during the embryonic development...

Highlights

The aim of this study was to explore the association between the BMI Z score and the levels of some selected common nutrients among children under 5 years old with ventricular septal defect (VSD)
Pearson correlation analysis showed a negative association between vitamin C (VC) and the weight for height Z-score (WHZ) (r=-0.172, P=0.039), and there was a positive correlation between VC and the weight for age Z-score (WAZ) (r=0.247, P=0.003)
After linear regression analysis with adjusted as age, gender, and pulmonary artery pressure, there was a positive association between WAZ and VC (P=0.035)

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Introduction

The aim of this study was to explore the association between the BMI Z score and the levels of some selected common nutrients among children under 5 years old with ventricular septal defect (VSD). Due to the progress of society, diagnosis and screening methods have been continuously improving, and increasing numbers of children with congenital heart disease are identified at birth; on the other hand, the process of industrialization and urbanization has changed the environment. Increasing numbers of women have postponed childbearing age, especially in developed countries, leading to a high incidence of congenital abnormalities. The incidence of congenital heart disease is increasing each year, so studies of congenital heart disease are receiving increased attention. Due to the abnormal hemodynamics caused by congenital heart disease, children with congenital heart disease often suffer from hypoxia, hyperthyroidism, frequent respiratory infections, and poor gastrointestinal absorption [3], and growth retardation and malnutrition are common in children with congenital heart disease. We should focus our attention and intervention on the nutritional status of children with congenital heart disease

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