Nutritional status of patients with Down Syndrome in Taquari Valley – RS
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https://doi.org/10.5585/conssaude.v10i2.2291Keywords:
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.Downloads
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2011-07-07
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Dal Bosco SM, Scherer F, Altevogt CG. Nutritional status of patients with Down Syndrome in Taquari Valley – RS. Cons. Saúde [Internet]. 2011 Jul. 7 [cited 2024 Sep. 4];10(2):278-84. Available from: https://periodicos.uninove.br/saude/article/view/2291
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