Volume 32 Issue 2

▪ Keyword : stunting risk factors, systematic review, meta-analysis, Indonesia

▪ Content : Background and Objectives: In Indonesia, stunting is one of the most public health concerns. This study aims to systematically review and meta-analyze childhood stunting risk factors in the country. Methods and Study Design: We did a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational (cross-sectional and longitudi-nal) studies on stunting risk factors published between 2010 and 2021 based on available publications in online databases of PubMed, ProQuest, EBSCO, and google scholar. The quality of the publications was evaluated using the Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale and organized according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis. Publication bias was examined using Egger’s and Begg’s tests.

▪ Keyword : Arabic, dietary questionnaire, nutrition knowledge, self-efficacy, young adults

▪ Content : Background and Objectives: Assessing knowledge, self-efficacy, and practice among a given population using a validated and reliable questionnaire is crucial. The aim of this study was to translate, validate, and test the reliability of the knowledge, self-efficacy, and practice in the Arabic population. Methods and Study De-sign: A previously published knowledge, self-efficacy, and practice nutrition questionnaire was translated and validated into Arabic. A panel of translation and nutrition experts from Arab countries participated in translation and testing validity.

▪ Keyword : pulmonary tuberculosis, persistent malnutrition, generalized estimating equation, hypoproteinemia, TB score

▪ Content : Background and Objectives: Malnutrition is associated with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). The aim of this study is to investigate the association between persistent malnutrition and the effect of PTB treatment. Methods and Study Design: A total of 915 PTB patients were included. Baseline demographic information, an-thropometry, and nutritional indicators were measured. The treatment effect was assessed by combinations of clinical manifestations, sputum smear, chest computerized tomography, gastrointestinal symptoms, and the indexes of liver function. Persistent malnutrition was considered when one or more indicators of malnutrition were lower than the reference standards in two tests on admission and after one month of treatment.

▪ Keyword : clinical nutrition, survey, discipline development, service capacity, hospital management

▪ Content : Background and Objectives: To investigate the capacity of clinical nutrition services in secondary and tertiary hospitals in the Sichuan Province, China. Methods and Study Design: Convenience sampling was used. E-questionnaires were distributed to all eligible medical institutions in Sichuan through the official network of provincial and municipal clinical nutrition quality control centers. The data obtained were sorted in Microsoft Excel and analyzed by SPSS.

▪ Keyword : dietary guidelines, dietary quality, allostatic load, NHANES

▪ Content : Background and Objectives: Few studies have explored the relationship between overall diet quality and stress load. Therefore, we have evaluated the association between dietary quality and allostatic load (AL) in adults. Methods and Study Design: The data were derived from the 2015-2018 National Health and Nutri-tion Examination Survey (NHANES). Dietary intake information was obtained by 24-hour dietary recall. The Healthy Eating Index (HEI) 2015 version was estimated as an indicator of dietary quality. The AL was indicative of the accumulated chronic stress load. The weighted logistic regression model was used to explore the relationship between dietary quality and the risk of high AL in adults.

▪ Keyword : muscle meat-vegetable intake ratio, body mass index, waist circumference, total body fat, visceral fat

▪ Content : Background and Objectives: The effects of muscle meat and vegetable intake on body fat mass remain unclear in the general population. This study aimed to investigate the association of body fat mass and fat distribution with a muscle meat-vegetable intake (MMV) ratio. Methods and Study Design: In total, 29,271 participants aged 18–80 years were recruited from the Shaanxi cohort of the Regional Ethnic Cohort Study in Northwest China. The associations of muscle meat, vegetable and MMV ratio, as the independent variable, with body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, total body fat percentage (TBF) and visceral fat (VF), as dependent variables were evaluated by gender-specific linear regression models.

▪ Keyword : frailty, malnutrition, older adults, fractures, activities of daily living (ADL)

▪ Content : Background and Objectives: To investigate the association between frailty, malnutrition, comorbid medical conditions and activities of daily living (ADL) in older adult patients with fractures, and to analyse the influ-ential factors of frailty. Methods and Study Design: The FRAIL scale including five components: fatigue, resistance, ambulation, illness, and loss of weight, was used to evaluate frailty. Participants were divided into frailty, pre-frailty and non-frailty groups.

▪ Keyword : cow’s milk protein allergy, neonate, differential diagnosis, CoMiSS score, oral food challenge

▪ Content : Background and Objectives: Cow milk protein allergy (CMPA) can mimic surgical disease, gastroenteritis, sepsis, and necrotizing enterocolitis in the neonatal period. For this reason, we aimed to evaluate the clinical features, differential diagnosis, and treatment methods of neonates with CMPA. Methods and Study Design: The charts of twenty-six breastfed full-term and preterm newborns presenting with CMPA between October 2018 and February 2021 were retrospectively reviewed. The clinical symptoms, laboratory findings, and methods used in diagnosis and treatment were analyzed.

▪ Keyword : amino acid, Eastern Chinese, age, gender, nutritional status

▪ Content : Background and Objectives: Amino acids (AAs) are crucial nutrients and fundamental building blocks of organisms that can be utilized to assess nutritional status and detect diseases. However, insufficient information has been reported on plasma AA in the Eastern Chinese population. Methods and Study Design: 1859 persons who underwent physical examination in our hospital from January to December 2020 were enrolled. Plasma AA levels were determined by ultra-performance liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS.), and the effects of age and sex on 19 plasma AA profiles were analyzed. The Python language was used for data analysis and graphic visualization.

▪ Keyword : vitamin B-12, homocysteine, gastric cancer, gastrectomy, anemia

▪ Content : Background and Objectives: Gastrectomy causes vitamin B-12 deficiency since vitamin B-12 requires gastric acid and intrinsic factor for its absorption. Vitamin B-12 deficiency is considered to develop years after gastrectomy because of large hepatic storage. However, most gastric cancer develops after long-standing atrophic gastritis with vitamin B-12 malabsorption. Methods and Study Design: We have investigated vitamin B-12 status in 22 patients before gastrectomy and 53 patients after gastrectomy due to gastric cancer, also with consideration on post-gastrectomy anemia.

▪ Keyword : home parenteral nutrition, intestinal failure, Singapore, Asia

▪ Content : Background and Objectives: Home parenteral nutrition (HPN) is a life sustaining therapy for patients with chronic intestinal failure. Reported outcomes for Asian HPN patients are scarce. We aim to review the clinical outcomes of adult and paediatric HPN patients in our cohort which caters for 95% of Singaporean HPN patients. Methods and Study Design: This is a retrospective review of HPN patients from an adult (2002-2017) and paediatric cohort (2011-2017) from the largest tertiary PN centres in Singapore. Patient demographics and clinical outcomes were reviewed.