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A study of some aspects of marginal malnutrition amongst Egyptian infants and young children

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Abstract

138 subjects aged 3 months to 4 years were chosen and classified into 3 groups: The first group comprised 45 normal controls, the second group consisted of 49 marginally malnourished patients and the third group included 44 patients who represented the 3 main varieties of PEM.

Final appraisal of nutritional status was based on clinical, anthropometric and laboratory data. A rather characteristic clinical picture for marginal malnutrition was presented. The anthropometric measurements that proved both practical and valuable were the mid-arm, mid-thigh circumferences and the weight/span ratio.

Estimation of serum total proteins, albumin, blood Hb, serum transferrin, ascorbic acid, creatinine and hydroxyproline was carried out and revealed: significant decrement in albumin, transferrin, Hb, hydroxyproline and hydroxyl-proline/creatinine ratio in MM and much more decrement in PEM patients. No significant difference was noted in vit C and creatinine levels in the whole material of study. Treatment of MM patients for 3 months revealed marked improvement. A scoring formula was deduced to assess individual nutritional status with a high degree of accuracy.

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Abbreviations

PEM:

protein energy malnutrition

MM:

marginal malnutrition

Wt:

weight

Ht:

height

MAC:

mid-arm circumference

MTC:

mid-thigh circumference

L:

length

KWO:

kwashiorkor

Hb:

hemoglobin

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Sakr, R., Samuel, S., Fleita, D., Abdelwahab, A. (1985). A study of some aspects of marginal malnutrition amongst Egyptian infants and young children. In: Eeckels, R.E., Ransome-Kuti, O., Kroonenberg, C.C. (eds) Child Health in the Tropics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5012-2_16

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