PREVALENCE OF HEPATIC STEATOSIS AMONG CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH NUTRITIONAL STATUS.

Amanda Oliva Gobato Ana Carolina Junqueira Vasques Antonio Fernando Ribeiro Roberto Massao Yamada Gabriel Hessel

Published in: Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo (2019)

The frequency of HS in patients with CF is high and it is not related to malnutrition, according to the parameters of BMI, TSF and MAMC. The values of MAC and MAMC indicated a greater reserve of muscle mass in patients with HS.

Keyphrases

cystic fibrosis
body mass index
risk factors
weight gain
weight loss