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METABOLIC CONTROL AND BODY COMPOSITION OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH PHENYLK...
Nogueira,Zeni Drubi; Boa-Sorte,Ney; Leite,Maria Efigênia de Queiroz; Toralles,Maria Betânia Pereira; Amorim,TatianaABSTRACT Objective: To characterize metabolic control and verify whether it has any relation with socioeconomic, demographic, and body composition variables in children and adolescents with phenylketonuria (PKU) diagnosed in the neonatal period. Methods: This cohort study collected retrospective data of 53 phenylketonuric children and adolescents. Data on family income, housing, and mother’s age and schooling l...
Breastfeeding and the anthropometric profile of children with sickle cell anemi...
Nogueira,Zeni Drubi; Boa-Sorte,Ney; Leite,Maria Efigênia de Queiroz; Kiya,Márcia Miyuki; Amorim,Tatiana; Fonseca,Silvana Fahel daOBJECTIVE: To study the breastfeeding history (BF) and the anthropometric status of children with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD). METHODS: A cross-sectional study of 357 children with SCD aged between 2 and 6 years, regularly followed at a Newborn Screening Reference Service (NSRS) between November 2007 and January 2009. The outcome was anthropometric status and the exposures were: BF pattern, type of hemoglobinopat...