Biological risk factors for fatal protein energy malnutrition in hospitalized children in Zaire

Biological markers were used in an attempt to predict mortality in children admitted to the hospital in Kivu, Zaire, for protein energy malnutrition. Data for 39 children who died (16.4%) showed significantly lower levels of albumin (1.61 vs. 2.53 g/dl; p 0.001), transferrin (82.1 vs. 167.7 mg/dl; p...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 1994-02, Vol.18 (2), p.220-224
Hauptverfasser:	Brasseur, D, Hennart, P, Dramaix, M, Bahwere, P, Donnen, P, Tonglet, R, Devreker, T, Duchateau, J
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ALBUMINAS ALBUMINE Biological and medical sciences Biomarkers - analysis CARENCE PROTEIQUE Child Child, Preschool DEFICIENCIA DE PROTEINAS Democratic Republic of the Congo - epidemiology ENFANT ENFERMEDADES CARENCIALES Hospital Mortality Hospitalization Humans Infant Infant, Newborn MALADIE DE CARENCE MALNUTRICION MALNUTRITION Medical sciences Metabolic diseases MORTALIDAD MORTALITE NINOS Other nutritional diseases (malnutrition, nutritional and vitamin deficiencies...) Proportional Hazards Models Protein-Energy Malnutrition - blood Protein-Energy Malnutrition - mortality PROTEINAS SANGUINEAS PROTEINE SANGUINE Retinol-Binding Proteins - analysis Risk Factors Serum Albumin - analysis SERVICE DE SANTE PUBLIQUE SERVICIOS DE SALUD Transferrin - analysis ZAIRE
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