@misc{10481/107008,
year = {2023},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/107008},
abstract = {Background and aim: Malnutrition is a major problem in patients with chronic pancreatitis (CP);
nevertheless, there has been scant research on their nutritional assessment and management. The study objective
was to perform a complete nutritional assessment in patients with CP and identify anthropometric and
analytical parameters that facilitate the early detection of malnutrition. Methods: Data were gathered from
31 patients with CP on food frequency questionnaire results, anthropometric measurements, and analytical
parameters. Results: Around half of the patients were overweight or obese. Around half consumed sweets,
snacks, soft drinks, and red meats daily and reported a low intake of fish, vegetables, and nuts; one-quarter of
patients had low prealbumin and insulin-like growth factor 1 levels; almost half had elevated total cholesterol.
Conclusions: Measures need to be taken to improve the diet of patients with CP and to monitor their body
composition. Data on levels of insulin-like growth factor type 1, a little used biochemical parameter, proved
highly useful for the early detection of malnutrition in these patients.},
publisher = {Italian Society of Nutritional Science (SISA)},
title = {Nutritional status assessment in patients with chronic pancreatitis},
doi = {10.23751/pn.v25i4.14411},
author = {Muñoz Alférez, María José and Diéguez Castillo, Carmelo and Martín Ruiz, José Luis and Prados Salazar, José Carlos and Caba Pérez, Octavio},
}