Correlation Of Nutritional Status Research Articles

A cross sectional study of nutritional status among a group of school children in relation with gingivitis and dental caries severity

To determine nutritional status among a school children of Barru Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, in relation with gingivitis and dental caries severity. Cross-sectional study. A total of 127 school children in the age range of 9-12 years from Barru Regency were included in this study as a sample of simple random sampling. Nutritional status of children (BMI index), degree of gingival inflammation (using chi-square test statistic), and missing teeth (DMF-T index) were recorded. Additional information was collected using a questionnaire survey regarding knowledge about dental health, dietary habits, and oral health behaviors. The data were processed using the program Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). A group of who severe underweight (102 children), had higher odds for mild gingivitis (GI 79.4%) than others group of who has an ideal weight (16 children), had mild gingivitis (GI 62.5%). Children, who severe underweight, had higher odds for moderate caries (38.2%) than others group of who has an ideal weight, had moderate caries (18.8%). Based on chi-square test, there are correlation of nutritional status and dental caries severity (p=0.000<p=0.05). There is a relationship of nutritional status with gingivitis and dental caries severity among a school children.

Nutritional assessment in a pediatric intensive care unit

Objective To assess nutritional status of critically ill children, and to investigate the correlation of nutritional status with illness severity and clinical outcomes, so as to provide a theoretical basis for rational nutrition support of critically ill children. Methods All patients hospitalized in the pediatric intensive care unit of Beijing Children' s Hospital from November, 2010 to January 2011 were enrolled and studied prospectively. We collected anthropometric parameters (body length/height, body weight, head circumference, etc) for nutritional assessment, as well as their clinical data such as underlying diseases, pediatric risk of mortality scores (PRISM) , length of hospital stay and mechanical ventilation duration. Results In 196 cases , the prevalence of malnutrition was 21.9% (43/196). Malnutrition group had greater PRISM scores, higher mechanical ventilation rate and a lower 28-day survival rate than normal nutritional status group (allP <0.05). Conclusions The prevalence of malnutrition on admission to the PICU was high and poor nutritional status indicated greater illness severity and adverse clinical outcomes Key words: Critical illness; Malnutrition; Anthropometry; Nutritional status; Pediatric critical illness score; Pediatric risk of mortality scores; Severity of diseases; Clinical outcomes.

Correlation of Nutritional Status Using Subjective Global Assessment (SGA) on Pulmonary Function Parameters in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

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Correlation of Nutritional Status and Peak Expiratory Flow Rate in Normal South Indian Children Aged 6 to 10 Years

BACKGROUND: Many studies have been proved the relation between the nutritional habit and respiratory functions in south Indian children. The increase in respiratory problems due to increase in Body Mass Index (BMI) in children has been a major worldwide problem. Deposition of fat over the chest wall alters the Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (PEFR) among pulmonary function test parameters. Among all the pulmonary function test parameters Peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) directly indicate the nutritional status which is also an easy and non invasive method for estimating the lung function in children. AIM: To assess the effect of Body Mass Index (BMI) and Skin Fold Thickness (SFT) on PEFR in children aged 6 to 10 years of both the sexes. METHODS: We recruited 258 children aged 6 to 10 years of both sexes for our study. The anthropometric parameters including height, weight and BMI were measured. PEFR was measured using Peak Expiratory Flow Meter. The skin fold thickness was measured by using Digital skin fold caliper. Results were statistically analyzed by using Pearson Correlation co efficient test and ANOVA. RESULTS: In our study as age progresses the height of the children in both sexes also increases. Our results showed positive correlation between height, BMI and SFT with PEFR. Our results also showed as increase in age BMI remains constant however SFT showed positive correlation in our study population. CONCLUSION: We concluded that among the factors determine the nutritional status including BMI, effect of SFT on PEFR play an important role in the maintenance of normal pulmonary functions in children. Thus our study proved that the reason for the respiratory problem may be due to abnormal SFT which determines the total body fat apart from BMI.

The impact of nutritional status on the prognoses of patients with advanced head and neck cancer

Malnutrition has been recognized as a poor prognostic indicator for cancer treatment-related morbidity and mortality in general, and it is reported to affect 30-50% of all patients with head and neck cancer. In this study, the correlation of nutritional status with 3-year survival was studied prospectively in 64 patients with T2-T4 carcinomas of the head and neck who were treated surgically with curative intent; the surgery was often followed by radiotherapy. All patients underwent nutritional screening according to six different parameters on the day prior to surgery. Overall and disease specific survival analyses were performed with a follow-up period of at least 3 years. Survival analyses were performed with the log rank test and the Cox proportional hazards model. Lymph node stage, nonradical resection margins, and occurrence of major postoperative complications were demonstrated to affect disease specific survival for the group as a whole. None of the investigated nutritional parameters were correlated with survival. When men and women were analyzed separately, however, a preoperative weight loss of >5% did have a prognostic value for men. The combination of male gender, preoperative weight loss, and major postoperative complications were related to early death. Apart from the well-known prognostic parameters lymph node status (T classification) and status of surgical margins, preoperative weight loss and occurrence of major postoperative complications were also found to have a negative effect on the survival of male patients undergoing surgery for advanced head and neck cancer.