TY  - JOUR
T1  - Assessment of the Nutritional Status of Sickle Cell Patients in Ijebu-Ode,  Ogun State, Nigeria
AU - , Sobo Racheal Abisola AU - , O. Olusanya Joseph AU - , O. Keshinro Oluremi 
JO  - Research Journal of Medical Sciences
VL  - 1
IS  - 3
SP  - 168
EP  - 170
PY  - 2007
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-9346
DO  - rjmsci.2007.168.170
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjmsci.2007.168.170
KW  - Nutritional assessment
KW  -sickle cell disease
KW  -body mass index
KW  -dietary recall
AB  - The study assessed the nutritional status of 75 Sickle Cell Patients (who pay preliminary visit to the Sickle Cell outpatient clinic) at the Ogun State Hospital, Ijebu-Ode. Anthropometric indices were obtained to determine stunting, wasting and underweight for young patients and Body Mass Index (BMI) for the adults. Nutrient intake was estimated by 24 h dietary recall and was compared with WHO recommendation. The respondents comprised of 32 (34%) adults. The mean Packed Cell Volume (PCV) for the female respondents was 20.5%, which was higher than the males, (19.4%). The mean Body Mass Index (BMI) value for the adult patients was 17.66±2.41 and this implied that (averagely), the subjects fell within the category of Grade I (GI) underweight. The nutrient intake of the male patients was not statistically (p>0.05) significantly different from the females’. The study revealed that the respondents’ nutrient consumption was poor.
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