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Martins Assunção, Anne Karine, dos Remédios Freitas Carvalho Branco, Maria, de Sousa Santos, Thiago, da Silva Brito Costa, Silmery, de Jesus Dias Júnior, José, Borges Araújo Frota, Maria Tereza, Carneiro Alves de Oliveira, Bruno Luciano, dos Santos, Alcione Miranda |
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Revista Ciência & Saúde Coletiva; Jul2023, Vol. 28 Issue 7, p1993-2002, 10p |
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Beriberi is the clinical manifestation of severe and prolonged thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency. It is a neglected disease that affects low-income populations facing food and nutrition insecurity. The aim of this study was to compare cases of beriberi among indigenous and non-indigenous people in Brazil. We conducted a cross-sectional study using data on cases of beriberi during the period July 2013-September 2018 derived from beriberi notification forms available on the FormSUS platform. Cases in indigenous and non-indigenous patients were compared using the chi-squared test or Fisher's exact test, adopting a significance level of 0.05. A total of 414 cases of beriberi were reported in the country during the study period, 210 of which (50.7%) were among indigenous people. Alcohol consumption was reported by 58.1% of the indigenous patients and 71.6% of the non-indigenous patients (p = 0.004); 71.0% of the indigenous patients reported that they consumed caxiri, a traditional alcoholic drink. Daily physical exertion was reported by 76.1% of the indigenous patients and 40.2% of the non-indigenous patients (p < 0.001). It is concluded that beriberi disproportionately affects indigenous people and is associated with alcohol consumption and physical exertion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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