Nutritional status of children with cerebral palsy according to their body mass index percentile classification

The frequency of underweight in children with cerebral palsy is about 60–70%. A benefit of nutritional support in children with cerebral palsy are underestimated. The use of nutritional support during active physical rehabilitation can have a positive effect on not only body weight, but also the component composition of the body and their rehabilitation potential.The aim of our study was to evaluate the effectiveness of nutritional support – a hypercaloric (1,5 kcal/ml) polymer formula with fibers (Pediashure 1,5 Fiber, Abbott) in children with cerebral palsy.Characteristics of children and research methods. Anthropometric indicators (body weight, height, body mass index, triceps skinfold thickness, subscapular skinfold thickness, mid-upper arm circumference, shoulder muscle circumference) and body composition were studied in 15 underweight children with cerebral palsy aged 4–10 years with the level of motor disorders GMFCSIII–IV. They were prescribed of nutritional support with a hyper caloric mixture (1,5kcal/ml) with fiber lasting 3months during active physical rehabilitation.Results. Against the background of nutritional support, there was a significant increase in body weight, height, z-score of body weight, mainly due to musculoskeletal, active cell and lean mass. In addition to correcting the nutritional status of children with cerebral palsy, an improvement in their motor abilities was noted.

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Assessment of Nutritional Status of Children With Congenital Heart Disease: A Comparative Study

Frontiers in Nutrition ◽

10.3389/fnut.2021.644030 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 ◽

Author(s):

Awoere T. Chinawa ◽

Josephat M. Chinawa ◽

Chika Onyinyechi Duru ◽

Bartholomew F. Chukwu ◽

Ijeoma Obumneme-Anyim

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Congenital Heart Disease ◽

Heart Disease ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

Body Mass ◽

Congenital Heart ◽

Age Group ◽

Z Score ◽

Under Five ◽

Nutritional Status Of Children

Background: Malnutrition poses a great burden to children in the tropics. However, this seems to be accentuated in children with congenital heart disease.Objectives: The present study is therefore aimed at determining the nutritional status of children with congenital heart disease and to compare them with those without congenital heart disease.Methods: This is a cross-sectional study, where congenital heart disease was diagnosed by means of echocardiograph. Anthro software was used to calculate Z scores for weight for age (WAZ), height for age (HAZ), and weight for height (WHZ). Body mass index (BMI) was calculated by the formula BMI = Weight (Kg)/height (M2).Results: The body mass index-for-age z-score (BAZ) and height/length-for-age z-score (HAZ) were calculated for both subjects and controls to determine their nutritional status. It was observed that 38.5% (112/291) of the subjects were wasted (BAZ < −2SD) compared to 6.25% (16/256) of the controls and the difference was statistically significant (χ2 = 81.2, p < 0.001). Stunting (height/length-for-age z-score < −2SD) was also observed in a greater proportion of subjects than controls as 37.8% (107/291) of subjects were stunted compared with 7.0% (18/256) of the controls (χ2 = 69.9, p < 0.001). The under-five subjects had more cases of malnutrition than the controls of same age group as illustrated in Table 6. Whereas 42.9% (96/224) of the under-five subjects were wasted, only 6.2% (12/192) of the controls were wasted. On the other hand, 4.2% (8/192) of the under-five controls were obese compared to 0.9% (2/224) of the subjects of similar age group.Conclusion: Children with congenital heart disease present with varying degrees of malnutrition that is worse compared with children without congenital heart disease. The impact of malnutrition is worse among children under the age of five. Wasting is more prevalent in children with cyanotic heart disease compared with those with acyanotic congenital heart disease. Overweight and obesity were notable features of malnutrition in children with congenital heart disease, but this is worse in children without congenital heart disease.

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Examination of the relation between body mass index, functional level and health-related quality of life in children with cerebral palsy

Türk Pediatri Arşivi ◽

10.5152/tpa.2014.1238 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 49 (2) ◽

pp. 130-137 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Tulay Tarsuslu Simsek ◽

Gamze Tuc

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Body Mass Index ◽

Cerebral Palsy ◽

Body Mass ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Functional Level ◽

Children With Cerebral Palsy ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related

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Relationship between the mothers' nutritional status with that of a child population from São Tomé Principe, "Africa"

Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil ◽

10.1590/1806-93042017000200007 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 17 (2) ◽

pp. 327-335 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Diana e Silva ◽

Ana Valente ◽

Andreia Borges ◽

Cláudia Dias ◽

Feliciana Almeida ◽

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Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

Body Mass ◽

Acute Malnutrition ◽

Length Ratio ◽

Chi Square ◽

Sao Tome And Principe ◽

High Prevalence ◽

Nutritional Status Of Children

Abstract Objectives: analyse the relation between the nutritional status of children with 0 to 60 months in São Tome and Principe (STP) and their mothers. Methods: characterization of the nutritional status of 1,169 children for the weight / length ratio (W/L) (≤24months) and Body Mass Index (BMI) for age (>24months) and their mothers. The Chi Square or Fisher tests were used for the study on the relation between the nutritional status of the mother and children, as appropriate. Results: fifty-five percent (55%) of the children are female (median = 21 months). There was a high percentage of global acute malnutrition in the children aged0≤24months (30.2%) and 24≤60months (22%) as well as global chronic malnutrition (32% and 41.1% respectively). We observed a high percentage of overweight /obese mothers (31.6%), with 16.5% of them being of a low height. We observed a significantly higher percentage of children with global acute malnutrition 47.5%) when compared with that which was reported for children of normal mothers (27.9%) or overweight /obese (22%) (p<0,001) mothers. Conclusions: It was observed a high prevalence of acute and chronic global malnutrition in the children studied and a high prevalence of overweight /obese mothers. We observed a statistically significant association between maternal and acute global malnutrition of the children.

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Changes in Gait Velocity, Mean Knee Flexion in Stance, Body Mass Index, and Popliteal Angle With Age in Ambulatory Children With Cerebral Palsy

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics ◽

10.1097/bpo.0b013e31815b12b8 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 28 (1) ◽

pp. 103-111 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Mary Gannotti ◽

George E. Gorton ◽

Maureen T. Nahorniak ◽

Nicole Gagnaire ◽

Adrienne Fil ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Cerebral Palsy ◽

Body Mass ◽

Knee Flexion ◽

Gait Velocity ◽

Children With Cerebral Palsy

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Comparison of Nutritional Status between Kindergarten Groups in Split

Hrvatski časopis zdravstvenih znanosti ◽

10.48188/hczz.1.2.1 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 99-103

Author(s):

Nela Židić ◽

Nada Tomasović Mrčela

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

Body Mass ◽

Age Groups ◽

The Body ◽

Age Group ◽

Average Value ◽

Percentile Curves ◽

Gender And Age ◽

Nutritional Status Of Children

AIM: to determine whether there is a difference in the level of nutritional status of children across age groups, which would indicate the need for a change in caloric values of daily menus that are currently the same for all age groups in kindergartens in Split. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS: The study was conducted during June 2020 in “Grigor Vitez” kindergarten in Split. All parents were asked to voluntarily complete a questionnaire with a guarantee of anonymity. The data on height and weight of children were used to calculate the nutritional indicators: the body mass index (BMI) and the percentile curves of the body mass index (% BMI), defined by gender and age. RESULTS: Data for 128 children aged 3 - 6.99 of the kindergarten "Grigor Vitez" were analyzed. Children in the selected kindergartens did not differ significantly in relation to the level of their nutritional status across age groups (3 – 3.99 years, 4 – 4.99 years, 5 – 5.99 years, 6 – 6.99 years). The highest average percentile was determined (60.30) in the age group of children aged 6.00 - 6.99, which is 12.89 points higher than the average value of the percentile of children aged 3.00 - 3.99 years, while no difference was found by testing (F = 0.936; p = 0.426). CONCLUSION: Only percentile values were compared between kindergarten groups, and so it can be concluded that meals may have appropriate energy values, which should be checked by analyzing the menus, and comparing them with the recommendations.

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