TY - JOUR
T1 - A case–control study of nutritional factors associated with chronic suppurative otitis media in Yemeni children
AU - Elemraid, M. A.
AU - Mackenzie, I. J.
AU - Fraser, W. D.
AU - Harper, G.
AU - Faragher, B.
AU - Atef, Z.
AU - Al-Aghbari, N.
AU - Brabin, B. J.
PY - 2011/8
Y1 - 2011/8
N2 - Background/Objectives:
Undernutrition and chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) in children are common in low resource settings, but there are few studies of their interactions. The aim is to evaluate nutritional factors associated with CSOM in Yemeni children.
Subjects/Methods:
A case–control study of 75 children with CSOM and 74 healthy controls. Assessment included dietary history, anthropometry, haemoglobin (Hb) and serum analytes zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), selenium (Se), iron, calcium, phosphate (PO4) and total 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25(OH)D).
Results:
Cases had lower mean Z-scores for weight-for-age, weight-for-height, body mass index and mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) (all P
AB - Background/Objectives:
Undernutrition and chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) in children are common in low resource settings, but there are few studies of their interactions. The aim is to evaluate nutritional factors associated with CSOM in Yemeni children.
Subjects/Methods:
A case–control study of 75 children with CSOM and 74 healthy controls. Assessment included dietary history, anthropometry, haemoglobin (Hb) and serum analytes zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), selenium (Se), iron, calcium, phosphate (PO4) and total 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25(OH)D).
Results:
Cases had lower mean Z-scores for weight-for-age, weight-for-height, body mass index and mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) (all P
U2 - 10.1038/ejcn.2011.58
DO - 10.1038/ejcn.2011.58
M3 - Article
VL - 65
SP - 895
EP - 902
JO - European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
JF - European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
SN - 0954-3007
IS - 8
ER -
