Nutritional Status of Tetralogy of Fallot Patients at Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital Bandung
Abstract: Undernutrition is
common in children with congenital heart disease (CHD), especially in
developing countries including Indonesia. The objective of the study was to
describe the nutritional status of children patients with Tetralogy of Fallot.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study using 41 medical
records of children aged 0–14 years old with Tetralogy of Fallot that visited
pediatric outpatient department of Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital in period
of January to December 2013. The variable was anthropometric measurement,
namely weight-for-age, height-for-age, weight-for-height, and body mass
index-for-age. These anthropometric data were analyzed using statistics
software, WHO Anthro, and WHO AnthroPlus and were classified based on
nutritional status according to WHO. The collected data were displayed in
percentage.
Results: There were more boys (60.98%) who had Tetralogy of Fallot
compared to girls (39.02%). The percentage of undernutrition was 39.02% with
43.75% in 5–14 year old children. The percentage of stunting was 70.73% with
72% in 0–5 year old children. Meanwhile, the percentage of underweight was 52%
in children aged 0–5 years old.
Conclusions: The percentage of undernourished children with Tetralogy of
Fallot is quiet high. Undernutrition occurs more often in 5–14 year old
children, while stunting occurs more often in 0–5 year old children.
Keywords: Children,
nutritional status, Tetralogy of Fallot
Author: Gabriella Cafrina,
Armijn Firman, Gaga Irawan Nugraha
Journal Code: jpkedokterangg160235
