Artigo
Clinical and nutritional profile of individuals with Chagas disease
Fecha
2007-08-01Registro en:
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, v. 11, n. 4, p. 411-414, 2007.
1413-8670
10.1590/S1413-86702007000400008
S1413-86702007000400008
WOS:000254388600008
2-s2.0-34948881180
S1413-86702007000400008.pdf
1365320427418204
0000-0001-5771-8943
Autor
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Resumen
Chagas disease (CD), caused by the protozoan Trypanossoma cruzi, affects approximately 18 million individuals in the Americas, 5 million of which five in Brazil. Most chronic sufferers have either the indeterminate form of the disease, without organic compromise, or the cardiac or digestive forms. Despite the importance of this disease, there is no information on the effect of nutrition on CD evolution. We evaluated the clinical-nutritional profile of individuals with CD treated at the Tropical Diseases Nutrition Out-Patient Clinic of the Botucatu School of Medicine, UNESP.A retrospective cohort study was performed between 2002 and 2006, on 66 patients with serum and parasitological diagnosis of CD. Epidemiological, clinical, nutritional, and biochemical data were collected, including gender, age, skin color, smoking, alcoholism, physical activity, weight, stature, body mass index, abdominal circumference, glycemia, and lipid profile. Fifty-three percent were mate and 47% female; 96% were white skinned. Mean age was 49.6±6.36 years. The predominant form was indeterminate in 71 %; smoking and drinking were recorded in 23% and 17%, respectively. Sedentariness predominated in 83%, and 55% presented increased abdominal circumference. Most, 94%, were overweight or obese. The biochemical exam revealed hyperglycemia in 12% and dyslipidemia in 74%. These findings suggest that the Chagas population presents co-morbidities and risk factors for developing chronic non-transmissible diseases, including cardiovascular diseases, making CD evolution even worse. © 2007 by The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Contexto Publishing. All rights reserved.
Materias
Ítems relacionados
Mostrando ítems relacionados por Título, autor o materia.
-
Implicações nutricionais no tratamento e recuperação de pacientes adultos com diarréia crônica.
Dichi, I.; Papini-Berto, S. J.; Dichi, J. B.; Di Lello, A.; Victória, C. R.; Burini, Roberto Carlos -
Implicações nutricionais no tratamento e recuperação de pacientes adultos com diarréia crônica.
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) (1991-07-01)The nutritional assessment by 24 hour-dietary recall, anthropometry and blood-components measurements was undertaken in 23 adult patients, 17 males and 6 females suffering of chronic diarrhea from pancreatitis (30%), ... -
Implicações nutricionais no tratamento e recuperação de pacientes adultos com diarréia crônica.
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) (1991-07-01)The nutritional assessment by 24 hour-dietary recall, anthropometry and blood-components measurements was undertaken in 23 adult patients, 17 males and 6 females suffering of chronic diarrhea from pancreatitis (30%), ...