Estado nutricional de portadores de síndrome de Down no Vale do Taquari – RS

Simone Morelo Dal Bosco; Fernanda Scherer; Chirlei Graziela Altevogt

doi:10.5585/conssaude.v10i2.2291

Authors

Simone Morelo Dal Bosco Centro Universitário UNIVATES
Fernanda Scherer Centro Universitário UNIVATES
Chirlei Graziela Altevogt Centro Universitário UNIVATES

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/conssaude.v10i2.2291

Keywords:

Down syndrome, Food habits, Nutrition Assessment.

Abstract

Introduction: Down syndrome is a chromosomal abnormality, where the patient requires nutritional care to prevent overweight and obesity. Objective: To assess the nutritional status of patients with SD at schools of Special Education in Taquari Valley/ RS, Brazil. Method: It was conducted a cross-sectional study. The sample comprised 46 individuals with DS aged between 2 and 50 years. We used Cronk’s specific growth curves for the anthropometric assessment of individual between 2 and 18 years of age and the Body Mass Index for those between 19 and 50. Results: Out of the total number of participants, 10,9% had low weight for their height, 32,6% were eutrophic and 56,5% were overweight or obese. Conclusion: Patients between 2 and 18 years of age presented eutrophic, and adult patients with DS showed prevalence of overweight and obesity.