a ISSN 0163-2116

a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng

a Classification number WI 703

b Item number .N88 2008

a Personal name Yuksekkaya, Hasan Ali.

h Medium Electronic Document

a Title Nutritional status of infants with neonatal cholestasis.

c Statement of responsibility, etc Yuksekkaya HA, Cakir M, Tumgor G, Baran M, Arikan C, Yagci RV, Aydogdu S.

a Place of publication, distribution, etc New York, NY :

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 2008.

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Springer,

a Summary, etc We constructed a study to determine the association of anthropometric measurements, biochemical parameters and bone mineral content with nutritional status in infants with neonatal cholestasis. Methods: The study included 38 children with neonatal cholestasis. Nutritional status was assessed by Waterlow criteria, and anthropometric measurements, biochemical parameters and bone mineral content were correlated with the nutritional status at initial admission and at the end of 2 months after nutritional support. Results: We found that the prevalence of acute and chronic malnutrition was 34.2% and 39.4% in infants with neonatal cholestasis, respectively. No significant difference was found in triceps skinfold thickness (TST), scapular skinfold thickness (SST) and suprailiac skinfold thickness (SuST), arm fat area (AFA) and arm area (AA) among the groups. Mid-arm circumference (MAC), arm muscle circumference (AMC) and arm muscle area (AMA) were significantly lower in patients with chronic malnutrition than both acute malnutrition and patients without malnutrition. MAC was the most reliable marker for the assessment of malnutrition and had the highest positive predictive value (PPV) (80.6%), sensitivity (89.2%) and negative predictive value (NPV) (57.1%). Prealbumin levels were significantly lower in patients with chronic malnutrition than the patients without malnutrition. Increment in MAC and AMC were significantly high in the three groups after 2 months. Conclusion: MAC is a good indicator of malnutrition in neonatal cholestasis and may also be used for the monitoring of nutritional support; prealbumin may be used for assessment of the severity of malnutrition.

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Cholestasis

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Near East University Article

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi Makale

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Malnutrition

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Anthropometry

g Relationship information MAR 2008, Vol. 53, Issue 3

x International Standard Serial Number 01632116

t Title Digestive Diseases And Sciences