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ABSTRACT: Background/objectives
To evaluate the nutritional status and prevalence of malnutrition in hospitalized children at admission and during hospitalization in South Korea.Subjects/methods
This first cross-sectional nationwide "Pediatric Nutrition Day (pNday)" survey was conducted among 872 hospitalized children (504 boys, 368 girls; 686 medical, 186 surgical) from 23 hospitals in South Korea. Malnutrition risk was screened using the Pediatric Yorkhill Malnutrition Score (PYMS) and the Screening Tool Risk on Nutritional status and Growth. Nutritional status was assessed by z-scores of weight-for-age for underweight, weight-for-height for wasting, and height-for-age for stunting as well as laboratory tests.Results
At admission, of the 872 hospitalized children, 17.2% were underweight, and the prevalence of wasting and stunting was 20.2% and 17.3%, respectively. During hospitalization till pNday, 10.8% and 19.6% experienced weight loss and decreased oral intake, respectively. During the aforementioned period, fasting was more prevalent in surgical patients (7.5%) than in medical patients (1.6%) (P < 0.001). According to the PYMS, 34.3% and 30% of the children at admission and on pNday, respectively, had a high-risk of malnutrition, requiring consultation with the nutritional support team (NST). However, only 4% were actually referred to the NST during hospitalization.Conclusions
Malnutrition was prevalent at admission and during hospitalization in pediatric patients, with many children experiencing weight loss and poor oral intake. To improve the nutritional status of hospitalized children, it is important to screen and identify all children at risk of malnutrition and refer malnourished patients to the multidisciplinary NST for proper nutritional interventions.
SUBMITTER: Lee YM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8007407 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lee Yoo Min YM Ryoo Eell E Hong Jeana J Kang Ben B Choe Byung-Ho BH Seo Ji-Hyun JH Park Ji Sook JS Jang Hyo-Jeong HJ Lee Yoon Y Chang Eun Jae EJ Chang Ju Young JY Lee Hae Jeong HJ Kim Ju Young JY Lee Eun Hye EH Kim Hyun Jin HJ Chung Ju-Young JY Choi You Jin YJ Choi So Yoon SY Kim Soon Chul SC Kang Ki-Soo KS Yi Dae Yong DY Moon Kyung Rye KR Lee Ji Hyuk JH Kim Yong Joo YJ Yang Hye Ran HR
Nutrition research and practice 20200922 2
<h4>Background/objectives</h4>To evaluate the nutritional status and prevalence of malnutrition in hospitalized children at admission and during hospitalization in South Korea.<h4>Subjects/methods</h4>This first cross-sectional nationwide "Pediatric Nutrition Day (pNday)" survey was conducted among 872 hospitalized children (504 boys, 368 girls; 686 medical, 186 surgical) from 23 hospitals in South Korea. Malnutrition risk was screened using the Pediatric Yorkhill Malnutrition Score (PYMS) and t ...[more]