학술논문
Ultrasound assessment of malnutrition in infancy: a pilot case-control study.
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Tai MF; Paediatrics and Child Health Research Group, Malawi-Liverpool Wellcome Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi.; Current affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan.; Bvalani R; Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi.; Nkhalema B; Department of Radiology, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi.; Mbale E; Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi.; Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi.; Chetcuti K; Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi.; Department of Radiology, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi.; Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi.; Iroh Tam PY; Paediatrics and Child Health Research Group, Malawi-Liverpool Wellcome Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi. irohtam@mlw.mw.; Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi. irohtam@mlw.mw.; Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi. irohtam@mlw.mw.; Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK. irohtam@mlw.mw.; Malawi-Liverpool Wellcome Research Programme, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, P.O. Box 30096, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi. irohtam@mlw.mw.
Source
Publisher: BioMed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 100967804 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1471-2431 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 14712431 NLM ISO Abbreviation: BMC Pediatr Subsets: MEDLINE
Subject
Language
English
Abstract
This study aimed at determining the intra- and inter-rater reliability in ultrasound body composition measurements and investigating the differences between malnourished and non-malnourished infants. Sonographic images for measurements of fat and muscle thickness were compared between 9 malnourished and 9 non-malnourished hospitalized infants. The mean of fat and muscle thickness sums were 12.44 ± 7.58 mm and 28.98 ± 7.18 mm, respectively. The intra- and inter-rater intraclass correlation coefficient were above 0.9 for both measurements, indicating high intra- and inter-rater reliability. Compared to non-malnourished infants, malnourished infants have 45% of fat thickness sum and 71% of muscle thickness sum. Ultrasound measurements of body composition in infants were different between hospitalized malnourished and non-malnourished infants. This approach has the potential to be utilized more broadly, from assessing the nutritional status of critically ill infants in intensive care units to screening for malnutrition in high-risk infant populations.
(© 2023. The Author(s).)
(© 2023. The Author(s).)