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Nutritional studies in patients with ß-thalassemia major: A short review.
Soliman, Ashraf T; Yassin, Mohamed; Alyafei, Fawzia; Alaaraj, Nada; Hamed, Noor; Osman, Shayma; Soliman, Nada.
Afiliación
  • Soliman AT; Department of Pediatrics, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar. atsoliman@yahoo.com.
  • Yassin M; . yassinmoha@gmail.com.
  • Alyafei F; . fawzia2005@yahoo.com.
  • Alaaraj N; . nadaalaaraj@gmail.com.
  • Hamed N; . NHamed@hamad.qa.
  • Osman S; . atsoliman@yahoo.com.
  • Soliman N; . nada.soliman@ndsu.edu.
Acta Biomed ; 94(3): e2023187, 2023 06 14.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37326258
BACKGROUND: Patients with ß-thalassemia major (BTM) had variable prevalence of undernutrition and abnormal body composition.  Methods: We performed an electronic search in PubMed, Scopus, Research gate, and Web of Sciences to evaluate the prevalence of nutritional disorders in patients with BTM worldwide in relation to their body composition and possible etiological factors. In addition, we reviewed the published nutritional intervention studies.  Results: 22 studies on the prevalence of undernutrition (12 countries) and 23 nutritional intervention studies were analyzed.  Undernutrition occurred in a considerable number of patients but varied greatly among different countries (from 5.2% to 70%). The lower middle income (LMI) countries (India, Pakistan, Iran, Egypt) had higher prevalence, while (high -middle and high income (Turkey, Greece, North America, USA, Canada) had lower prevalence.  Even in patients with normal BMI, abnormalities of body composition are common with decreased muscle mass, lean-body mass, and bone mineral density. 65% to 75% of them had lower energy intake with low levels of circulating nutrients, minerals (zinc, selenium, and copper), and vitamins (D, E) versus controls. Increased macro and micronutrient requirements decreased absorption and /or increased loss or excretion are etiologic factors. Undernutrition was associated with short stature and lower quality of life (QOL). High prevalence of endocrinopathies, poor transfusion regimen (tissue hypoxia), improper chelation, and lack of maternal education, represented important risk factors in the production of poor growth in weight and stature. CONCLUSIONS: Timely detection of undernutrition in patients with BTM and proper nutritional intervention could prevent growth delay and comorbidities.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Talasemia beta / Desnutrición Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude / Patient_preference Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Acta Biomed Asunto de la revista: MEDICINA Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Qatar

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Talasemia beta / Desnutrición Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude / Patient_preference Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Acta Biomed Asunto de la revista: MEDICINA Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Qatar
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