[Undernutrition in hospitalised children. Part I].
OBJECTIVE
Determination of the incidence of undernutrition among children on admission to hospital.


METHODS
In 818 patients aged l week to 20 years admitted to Paediatric Department from January to May 2004, the height and body mass was recorded and body mass index (BMI) was calculated. The incidence of undernutrition in this population was calculated.


RESULTS
Body mass below 10th percentile was found in 158 children (19.3%). including 96 with body mass <3 percentile. Undernutrition was more frequent in children below 5 year of age (22.16%) than in the older ones (16.74%).


CONCLUSIONS
Undernutrition among children admitted to hospital is relatively frequent and can make treatment more difficult and expensive.
Marek
Andrzej
A
Klinika Pediatrii, Gastroenterologii i Onkologii, Dziecieca Akademia Medyczna, 80-803 Gdańsk, Poland.
Plata-Nazar
Katarzyna
K
Furtak
Joanna
J
Landowski
Piotr
P
Szlagatys-Sidorkiewicz
Agnieszka
A
Marek
Krzysztof
K
Sikorska-Wisniewska
Grazyna
G
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001827:Body Height; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D015362:Child Nutrition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007297:Inpatients / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009752:Nutritional Status / Q000502:physiology; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D011203:Poverty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data