Correlation analysis of mid-arm circumference (MAC), weight-for-age and weight-for-height obtained from 807 Malay preschool children aged 12-71 months show that MAC had a relatively low correlation with weight-for-age (r = 0.59, P < 0.001) and weight-for-height (r = 0.63, P< 0.001). MAC percentiles and sensitioity-specificity analysis indicate that when weight-for-age and weight-for-height were...

Background and Aims: Inadequate nutrient provision causes neonatal growth failure malnutrition. Therefore, this study aimed to 1) quantify infant velocity from birth hospital discharge, 2) determine the incidence of malnutrition at time discharge a government newborn unit in Nakuru, Kenya. Methods: After ethical approval, data was collected for infants (n=104) hospitalized &gt;14 days (June 201...

Various studies have reported the effect of severe malnutrition on electrolyte levels and electrocardiographic parameters. However, only a few have reported these findings in mild and moderate grades of malnutrition in children. Therefore, the objective of this study was to assess the effect of malnutrition (mainly mild and moderate grades) on corrected QT interval (QTc) and QT dispersion (QTcd...

BACKGROUND Malnutrition is a common problem in patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) undergoing hemodialysis that increases morbidity and mortality rate in them. Subjective global assessment (SGA) is a tool used by health care providers to assess nutritional status in these patients. In addition, biochemical parameters are used to assess the nutritional status in all people. OBJECTIVES...

OBJECTIVE The goal of this study was to evaluate the effect of protein energy malnutrition on protein glycosylation by investigating transferrin isoform pattern and its relationship to the degree of malnutrition and the biochemical markers of nutritional status in children. METHODS Forty one children with mild (n=23) and severely/moderately (n=18) acute malnutrition and 29 controls were enrol...

Leishmaniasis remains one of the world's most devastating neglected tropical diseases. It mainly affects developing countries, where it often co-exists with chronic malnutrition, one of the main risk factors for developing the disease. Few studies have been published, however, on the relationship between leishmaniasis progression and malnutrition. The present paper reports the influence of prot...

Background: Malnutrition is known to be a poor prognostic factor affecting the outcome of pediatric cancers. The objective this study was assess pre-existing malnutrition in newly diagnosed cancer patients presenting at Pediatric Oncology Department, Children Hospital, PIMS and their number hospital admissions due causes other than chemotherapy.&#x0D; Methodology: Data 44 children with analyzed...

OBJECTIVES To determine the relationship between nutritional status and nevirapine exposure by comparing the pharmacokinetics of nevirapine in HIV-infected children of different ages with and without malnutrition receiving divided tablets of Triomune 30 (stavudine + lamivudine + nevirapine) in accordance with Malawi National Guidelines. METHODS Children were recruited in weight-based dosage b...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the nutritional status of children at hospital admission and again at hospital discharge and to investigate factors associated with the onset and/or exacerbation of malnutrition. METHOD An observational study of 203 children under 5 years old admitted to a hospital in the city of Fortaleza between August and December 2003. Nutritional status, expressed in z-scores for we...

BACKGROUND Although hospitalized children are at risk of malnutrition, routine screening of nutritional status has been hindered by lack of a validated nutritional assessment tool. OBJECTIVE Our aim was to develop a simple pediatric nutritional risk score that could be used at hospital admission to identify patients at risk of acute malnutrition during hospitalization. DESIGN Nutritional ri...