title: Dietary intake assessment and biochemical characteristics of blood and urine in patients with chronic gastritis.
abstract: Chronic gastritis is a prevalent gastroentestinal disease in Korea. The purpose of this study was to investigate status of foods and nutrients intake and health related biochemical indicators in the patients with chronic gastritis. Daily food and nutrient intake, blood lipids, and antioxidant indicators in the urine, were compared between a group of 19 patients diagnosed with chronic gastritis and a control group of 27 subjects having normal gastroscopy. No significant differences were found in age, height, weight, body mass index, and blood pressure between the two groups. Daily energy intakes were 1900.6 kcal for the chronic gastritis patient group, and 1931.8 kcal for the normal control group without significant difference. No significant difference was found between the two groups in all nutrient intakes except for cholesterol. The chronic gastritis patients consumed lower amount of sugars and sweeteners but greater amount of starchy food groups such as potatoes and legumes than subjects of control group consumed. Also the chronic gastritis patients showed higher serum triglyceride concentration than the normal subjects. These results indicate that the dietary pattern of chronic gastritis patients may have relation to a change in the serum lipid level; however, more systematic research with a larger samples size is required.
authors.affiliation: Division of Food Science, Kongju National University, Yesan 340-702, Korea.
authors.forename: Mi-Kyeong
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-6227-4053
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Food and Nutrition, Hoseo University, Asan 336-795, Korea.
authors.forename: Myung-Hwa
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.affiliation: Department of Food and Nutrition, Korea National University of Transportation, Jeungpyeong 368-701, Korea.
authors.forename: Mi-Hyun
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-1828-0955
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Kim
keywords: Chronic gastritis; Food intake; Nutrient intake; Serum lipids