Malnutrition in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Disabilities in North-eastern Bulgaria
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https://doi.org/10.7439/ijbar.v10i10.5278Keywords:
Nutritional status, assessment, indexesAbstract
Background: Malnutrition in children with neurodevelopmental disorders and disabilities (NDD/D) is an issue of a growing attention in academic community. Until recently, it was commonly considered that almost every neurological disability was accompanied by a problem of malnutrition.
Objective: The aim is to assess the nutritional status of children with NDD/D in North-eastern Bulgaria through various anthropometric measurements.
Methods: A survey conducted in the period of April 2017 to April 2018 included 109 children with NDD/D from North-eastern Bulgaria. Questionnaires on socio-demographic data, gross motor skills, nutrition specifics and quality of life were applied, along with an anthropometric measurement of the children. Assessment of nutritional status was made by standards and criteria of World Health Organization (WHO) and American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN).
Results: The results manifests a high relative share of malnutrition, with underweight cases of 44.9% (weight-for-age ? 2Z), stunted
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