Assessment of anthropometric indicators in children with cerebral palsy according to the type of motor dysfunction and reference standard / Evaluación de indicadores antropométricos en niños con parálisis cerebral de acuerdo con el tipo de disfunción motora y estándar de referencia
Nutr. hosp
; 34(2): 315-322, mar.-abr. 2017. tab, graf
Artículo
en Inglés
| IBECS
| ID: ibc-162432
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ES1.1
Ubicación: BNCS
ABSTRACT
Aim:
The study aimed to demonstrate that the assessment of the anthropomorphic measurements of children with cerebral palsy (CP) varies according to the type of motor dysfunction and references standard used for comparison.Method:
In a cross-sectional design, 108 children 2 to 16 years were classified according to the type of motor dysfunction by gender and age group. Weight, mid-upper-arm-circumference (MUAC), and alternative measures for height were performed. Height/age and weight/age indexes and BMI were evaluated with percentiles and/or Z-scores with reference to a number of previously published references of growth, including those of the World Health Organization (WHO).Results:
Fifty-three (49.1%) were females and 55 (50.9%) males. Spastic type was predominant (73.1%) and 26.9% were other types of dysfunction. Most of the children were located on level IV (14.6%) and level V (73.1%) of the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS). Significant differences were found, suggesting that weight (p = 0.002), height (p = 0.001), and MUAC (p = 0.05) are higher in the spastic group than in other groups.Conclusions:
The anthropometric indicators were significantly higher in the spastic group than in other groups. Upper-arm length (UAL) seemed less appropriate than knee height (KH) and lower-leg length (LLL) for measuring height. The WHO reference standard was not useful to evaluate the majority of anthropometric indexes in children with CP, other references as the growth charts of Day and Brooks have been more suitable (AU)
Texto completo:
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Colección:
Bases de datos nacionales
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España
Contexto en salud:
ODS3 - Meta 3.8 Alcanzar cobertura universal de salud
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ODS3 - Salud y Bienestar
Problema de salud:
Acuerdos de Entrega
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Meta 3.8: Alcanzar cobertura universal de salud
Base de datos:
IBECS
Asunto principal:
Cuadriplejía
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Parálisis Cerebral
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Trastornos de la Destreza Motora
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
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Estudio de prevalencia
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Factores de riesgo
Límite:
Niño
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Nutr. hosp
Año:
2017
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
Institución/País de afiliación:
Universidad de Guadalajara/México