Study of Malnutrition in Children with Malignancies in Northern Garhwal Region
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https://doi.org/10.37506/jatn5f25Keywords:
malnutrition, anthropometric parameters.Abstract
Background: Children with cancer are particularly vulnerable to malnutrition. Adequate nutrition plays a
decisive role on treatment response, quality of life, and cost of care. This study aims to find out the prevalence of
malnutrition in pediatric cancer patients and assess its grade and severity.
Methods: 89 patients included in this observational hospital based study. Nutritional status was assessed at
the time of diagnosis then at 3rd and 6th month by different Anthropometric parameters.P < 0.05 was taken as
significant.
Conclusion: Out of 89 patients, 3 died. According to IAP classification prevalence of malnutrition when weight
for age taken as criteria, 22.1% lies in grade I and 16.3% lies in grade II at admission , total 38.4% malnourished at
admission.
According to WHO 19.8% were moderately wasted at admission and 5.8% were severely wasted. When BMI taken
as criteria, 15.1% falls under thinness and 16.3% falls under severe thinness, only 1.2% were obese. After post
hoc analysis, there was significant difference between BMI of patients at admission versus 6months and also at
3 months versus 6 months. Prevalence as per WHO criteria at admission 25.6% decreased to 16.3% at six months.
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