Estado nutricional de pacientes com anemia falciforme

• Ano de defesa: 2009
• Autor(a) principal: Magalhães, Marta Maria Galvão de Sousa
• Orientador(a): Cipolotti, Rosana
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Federal de Sergipe
• Programa de Pós-Graduação: Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde
• País: BR
• Palavras-chave em Português: Anemia falciforme; Nutrição; Avaliação nutricional; Consumo de alimentos; Necessidades nutricionais
• Palavras-chave em Inglês: Sickle cell disease; Nutrition; Nutrition assessment; Food consumption; Nutritional requirements
• Área do conhecimento CNPq: CNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::MEDICINA
• Link de acesso: https://ri.ufs.br/handle/riufs/3927

Sickle cell anaemia is a genetic haematologic disease, causing small vessels obstructions and haemolytic anaemia due to blood red cells sickling. In Brazil (mostly in Northeast region), is the most prevalent hereditary disease and constitutes a public health problem, affecting 1/1000 live born children. Affected individuals are particularly at risk for under-nutrition, and frequently have short stature and bone and sexual delayed maturation, which may be related to nutritional deficits. This study aimed to evaluate nutritional status of sickle cell disease patients. We evaluated 108 individuals, both genders, aging from 2 to 30 years. Food consumption (macro and micronutrients) was assessed using three 24h inventory. Anthropometric data measured were: weight, height, mid upper arm circumference, triceps skin fold thickness, and bone age through radiological study. Energy consumption figures were close to normal requirements calculated using Estimate Energy Requirement but when compared to Body Mass Index (BMI), large number of individuals, mostly adolescents (25%) and adults (27%), were underweighted. Bone age delay was common and half of adolescents were below the height/age 15th percentile, probably related to calcium, phosphorus and magnesium insufficient intake. Overall, 74% of patients were considered to have mid arm muscle mass depleted (below 5th percentile), in association with insufficient intake of zinc, calcium and magnesium. Macronutrients distribution was considered adequate, when compared to total caloric consumption, but 25% of adolescents had carbohydrate overconsumption and 30% of children and 28% of adolescents were below normal lipids consumption. Iron intake was probably adequate, but folate intake was below the Estimated Medium Requirement within all age groups. Our findings suggest that sickle cell patients have inadequate energetic consumption, as well as of micronutrients, affecting growth.