Comparative study of Clinical Assessment of Nutritional status score and proportionality indices in the assessment of fetal malnutrition in term newborns
| Autor: | E O Iroha, Beatrice Nkolika Ezenwa, Mathias T. C Egri-Okwaji, V C Ezeaka |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty Clinical Assessment of Nutritional status score business.industry 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Nutritional status General Medicine Anthropometry term newborns 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine fetal malnutrition Gestation Original Article 030212 general & internal medicine University teaching Underweight medicine.symptom business Body mass index Wasting Fetal Malnutrition proportionality indices |
| Zdroj: | Nigerian Medical Journal : Journal of the Nigeria Medical Association |
| ISSN: | 2229-774X 0300-1652 |
| Popis: | Background: Fetal malnutrition (FM) which describes the underweight/wasting seen in newborns is a significant contributor to perinatal morbidity and mortality and requires proper documentation. The objective of this study was to assess the nutritional status of term newborns at birth using Clinical Assessment of Nutritional (CAN) status score and four other anthropometric indices and to compare the efficiency of CAN score and the anthropometric indices in identifying FM in term newborns. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted on live singleton babies delivered ≥37–42 completed weeks of gestation at the inborn unit of Lagos University Teaching Hospital without major congenital abnormalities or severe perinatal illness. Birth weights and lengths were recorded at birth. Ponderal index (PI), body mass index (BMI), and mid-arm/head circumference (MAC/HC) ratio were calculated and the values were compared with standard curves. The CAN score consisted of inspection and estimation of loss of subcutaneous tissues and muscles. FM was defined as CAN score |
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