Background: Malnutrition is one of the most important health issues especially in developing countries that can have adverse effects on physical and mental health of children, resulting in various infections. This study aims to evaluate the growth indices and nutritional status in children hospitalized at the pediatric ward of Shahid Sadoughi Hospital in Yazd, Iran in 2020. Methods: In this ...

OBJECTIVES To study whether geriatric patients with mild-to-moderate hyponatremia (≤131 mmol/l) reveal different outcomes in structured tests for functional and cognitive impairments, depression and malnutrition compared to normonatremic patients. DESIGN Single-center, retrospective case control study. SETTING The study was conducted in a Geriatric Evaluation and Management Unit of a Depart...

We report the autopsy of a 79-year-old Japanese woman with Dubin-Johnson syndrome accompanied by pneumonia, an abetalipoproteinemia-like lipid profile and acanthocytosis. On admission, physical examination of the patient revealed malnutrition. Blood tests revealed marked inflammatory changes and mild liver dysfunction. Chest X-ray indicated bilateral pneumonia. Total cholesterol, low-density li...

The anthropometry-bioimpedance analysis-nutrition (ABN) score is a recently proposed objective method of assessing malnutrition in children on chronic peritoneal dialysis (CPD) that uses nine parameters based on anthropometry, skinfold thickness and bioimpedance analysis. The aim of this prospective, cross-sectional study was to apply it to children treated with CPD in seven Italian paediatric ...

This prospective randomized trial was carried out to test the efficacy of a specific intervention for reducing the extent of their malnutrition and to change behaviour of mothers relating to child-feeding practices, care-giving, and health-seeking practices under the Bangladesh Integrated Nutrition Project (BINP). The study was conducted in rural Bangladesh among 282 moderately-malnourished (we...

OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency of stunting and micronutrient deficiencies in malnourished children admitted in a tertiary care hospital. METHODS It was a cross-sectional study conducted at Paediatric department of Civil Hospital Karachi from January 2007 to December 2008. Patients aged 6 to 60 months, admitted in the ward were assessed for nutritional status and stunting according to th...

BACKGROUND Simultaneous Kidney Pancreas transplantation is currently the treatment of choice for patients with type 1 diabetes ERD advanced. Scientific studies on the therapeutic benefits of this guarantee acceptance of it as the most suitable for patients. The independence of dialysis and insulin therapy after the transplant represents a significant increase in the quality of life for these pa...

Background: Nutrition in early childhood is of utmost importance specifically for first 1000 days. (1) If this phase nutrition neglected, it drags the child into trap malnutrition. Aims & Objectives: The objectives were: assess nutritional status children and identify risk factors related to malnutrition (1-3) years. Methods Material: Descriptive exploratory design- conducted rural villages...

Background: In Burkina Faso, malnutrition is a public health problem. Despite the significant drop in the prevalence of malnutrition since 2009 according to the Directorate of Nutrition, malnutrition is still a major concern with regard to its consequences. The objective of this study was to determine the factors associated with acute malnutrition in children aged 6 to 59 months in the Sabou He...

Introduction: Nutrition is an important determinant of health in the elderly. Older people are more susceptible to malnutrition that leaves adverse effects on their health. This study aimed to evaluate the nutritional status of the community-dwelling elderly in Tabriz City.   Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among non- institutionalized older people in Tabriz, Iran. A to...