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Bijari, Bahareh Bahman, Salmeei, Sedighe, Niknafs, Pedram, Jamali, Zahra, Mousavi, Hamid, Sabzevari, Fateme, Daee, Zahra, Bagheri, Mohammad Mehdi |
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Journal of Kerman University of Medical Sciences; 2023, Vol. 30 Issue 6, p339-343, 5p |
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Background: Osteopenia is a relatively common disorder in premature infants. If this disease is not diagnosed and treated promptly, it will lead to impaired growth in infancy. The present study was performed to assess the relationship between osteopenia and neonatal/maternal factors among premature neonates hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of Afzalipour Medical Center. Methods: The present cross-sectional study was performed on 100 premature infants who were admitted to the NICU of Afzalipour Medical Center in Kerman in 2017 and 2018. Alkaline phosphatase was measured in one-month-old infants as a screening criterion for osteopenia and its relation with factors such as birth weight, weight gain, duration of hospitalization, duration of intravenous feeding, type of nutrition, volume of formula, and food supplement consumption was investigated. Results: Of the total 100 preterm babies, based on the criterion utilized for diagnosis of osteopenia (alkaline phosphatase above 900 units/L), 41 infants had osteopenia of prematurity (41% prevalence). Infants who used breastmilk alone mostly had osteopenia of prematurity. The prevalence of osteopenia was higher among girls compared with boys. The mean length of hospitalization was longer and the total parenteral nutrition venous feeding was longer among neonates with osteopenia compared with other neonates. The mean serum vitamin D levels were significantly lower in mothers of premature neonates with osteopenia compared with others. Conclusion: Infants who were fed exclusively with breast milk were more vulnerable to osteopenia, and supplements should be considered in these infants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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