Perfil nutricional, clínico e socioeconômico de pacientes com fibrose cística atendidos em um centro de referência no nordeste do Brasil Nutritional, clinical and socioeconomic profile of patients with cystic fibrosis treated at a referral center in northeastern Brazil

Abstract

OBJETIVO: Descrever o perfil de pacientes portadores de fibrose cística (FC). MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal, prospectivo, avaliando fibrocísticos de 0,05). Os pacientes eutróficos apresentaram melhores condições socioeconômicas (p > 0,05) e clínicas, com melhor escore de Shwachman (p OBJECTIVE: To describe the profile of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). METHODS: A prospective, cross-sectional study involving CF patients 0.05). Socioeconomic status, clinical status and Shwachman score were better among well-nourished patients than among those classified as malnourished (p < 0.05 for Shwachman score). CONCLUSIONS: Normal nutritional status was identified based on nutritional indicators (W/A, H/A and W/H), whereas nutritional deficit was identified by assessing body composition. Socioeconomic factors proved favorable, especially maternal education and per capita income. Age at diagnosis was higher than that reported in the literature, although the Shwachman score and the incidence of respiratory infections demonstrated that the patients presented good clinical status.

Keywords

• Fibrose cística
• Avaliação nutricional
• Sintomas clínicos
• Condições socioeconômicas
• Cystic fibrosis
• Nutritional assessment
• Symptoms, clinical
• Socioeconomic factors