[Hospitalization period and nutritional status in hospitalized patients]. / Tiempo de hospitalización y estado nutricional en pacientes hospitalizados.
Nutr Hosp
; 22(5): 590-5, 2007.
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With the objective of studying the nutritional status and its relationship with hospitalization period, a cross-sectional study was done with patients from a private hospital representing a population with a better socioeconomic condition. The anthropometric data of 267 patients, 46% males and 54% females ranging from 20 to 80 years of age, were assessed on the second day of hospitalization. Hospitalization period associated with nutritional status. The data were analyzed by the software Excel and Sigma Stat, using Fisher's exact test and the chi-square test. The studied population presented a body mass index of 25.9 +/- 5.3 and most patients lost weight during hospitalization. The longest hospitalization periods were found among patients with lung diseases (13 days), some being pre-obese (40%) with a small prevalence of undernutrition (4%). The percentage distribution of nutritional status among the groups according to diagnosis was different (P < 0.01) when assessed by the Fisher's exact test and the percentage distribution in weight variation between men and women was different (P < 0.02) when assessed by the chi-square test. When the population was segmented according to age, the percentage distribution of the nutritional status between > 60 and < or = 60 did not present a difference when assessed by the chi-square test. The results of this study show that the nutritional status in some diseases deserves special attention given the greater risk found in these situations, contributing to a longer hospitalization period.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Estado Nutricional
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Desnutrición
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Pacientes Internos
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Tiempo de Internación
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Nutr Hosp
Asunto de la revista:
CIENCIAS DA NUTRICAO
Año:
2007
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
España