Evaluation of nutritional status of recently hospitalized patients

Three hundred and fifty five patients of various age groups were assessed for their nutritional status. Among these patients, 65 were children, 166 adult male, and 124 adult female. In children all the anthropometric parameters were lower than the reference values with the exception for age group 6....

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Main Authors:	Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan, Khan, Alam, Begum, Shagufta, Abid, Javeria, Qadir, Syed Saeed
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Asian Network for Scientific Information 2002
Subjects:	TX341 Nutrition. Foods and food supply
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/1666/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/1666/1/212-216.pdf

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spelling	iium-16662012-12-07T00:34:56Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/1666/ Evaluation of nutritional status of recently hospitalized patients Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan Khan, Alam Begum, Shagufta Abid, Javeria Qadir, Syed Saeed TX341 Nutrition. Foods and food supply Three hundred and fifty five patients of various age groups were assessed for their nutritional status. Among these patients, 65 were children, 166 adult male, and 124 adult female. In children all the anthropometric parameters were lower than the reference values with the exception for age group 6.1 – 10.0 years, whose weight were more than the reference values. Hundred percent mal-nourishment was observed in male adults. All the parameters i.e. weight, upper mid arm circumference (UMAC), triceps-skinfolds (TSF) hemoglobin and blood sugar were lower than the reference values. The data collected for female adults also indicated that the females were hundred percent mal-nourished as well with the exception 51+ years of age whose weights were more than the respective standards or reference values. This study indicates the gravity of the problem of mal-nourishment that exists in the hospitalized patients. Therefore, there is an urgent need for the nutritional assessment/intervention in the hospitalized patients. Asian Network for Scientific Information 2002 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/1666/1/212-216.pdf Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan and Khan, Alam and Begum, Shagufta and Abid, Javeria and Qadir, Syed Saeed (2002) Evaluation of nutritional status of recently hospitalized patients. Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, 1 (5). pp. 212-216. ISSN 16805194
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spellingShingle	TX341 Nutrition. Foods and food supply Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan Khan, Alam Begum, Shagufta Abid, Javeria Qadir, Syed Saeed Evaluation of nutritional status of recently hospitalized patients
description	Three hundred and fifty five patients of various age groups were assessed for their nutritional status. Among these patients, 65 were children, 166 adult male, and 124 adult female. In children all the anthropometric parameters were lower than the reference values with the exception for age group 6.1 – 10.0 years, whose weight were more than the reference values. Hundred percent mal-nourishment was observed in male adults. All the parameters i.e. weight, upper mid arm circumference (UMAC), triceps-skinfolds (TSF) hemoglobin and blood sugar were lower than the reference values. The data collected for female adults also indicated that the females were hundred percent mal-nourished as well with the exception 51+ years of age whose weights were more than the respective standards or reference values. This study indicates the gravity of the problem of mal-nourishment that exists in the hospitalized patients. Therefore, there is an urgent need for the nutritional assessment/intervention in the hospitalized patients.
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author	Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan Khan, Alam Begum, Shagufta Abid, Javeria Qadir, Syed Saeed
author_facet	Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan Khan, Alam Begum, Shagufta Abid, Javeria Qadir, Syed Saeed
author_sort	Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan
title	Evaluation of nutritional status of recently hospitalized patients
title_short	Evaluation of nutritional status of recently hospitalized patients
title_full	Evaluation of nutritional status of recently hospitalized patients
title_fullStr	Evaluation of nutritional status of recently hospitalized patients
title_full_unstemmed	Evaluation of nutritional status of recently hospitalized patients
title_sort	evaluation of nutritional status of recently hospitalized patients
publisher	Asian Network for Scientific Information
publishDate	2002
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/1666/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/1666/1/212-216.pdf
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Evaluation of nutritional status of recently hospitalized patients

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