Suitability of CANSCORE for the assessment of the nutritional status of newborns

The suitability of Clinical Assessment of Nutritional Status Score (CANSCORE) for the assessment of foetal malnutrition among 372 local Hyderabad newborns was studied. Details of length, weight and body mass index (BMI) at birth were related to total CANSCORE which consisted of scores ranging from 1...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Indian journal of pediatrics 1999-07, Vol.66 (4), p.483-492
Main Authors: RAJESHWAR RAO, M, BALAKRISHNA, N, VISWESWARA RAO, K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Body Mass Index
Female
Fetal Diseases - diagnosis
Fetal Diseases - epidemiology
Human physiology applied to population studies and life conditions. Human ecophysiology
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Medical sciences
Nutrition Assessment
Nutrition Disorders - diagnosis
Nutrition Disorders - epidemiology
Nutritional Status
Nutritional survey. Food supply and nutritional requirement
Prevalence
Reproducibility of Results
Tropical medicine
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:The suitability of Clinical Assessment of Nutritional Status Score (CANSCORE) for the assessment of foetal malnutrition among 372 local Hyderabad newborns was studied. Details of length, weight and body mass index (BMI) at birth were related to total CANSCORE which consisted of scores ranging from 1 to 4 based on the grades of clinical status of hair, cheeks, buttocks, chest, legs, back, neck, arms and skin of anterior abdominal wall. The correlation coefficients of CANSCORE with the length, weight and BMI of newborns indicated that score of hair was least correlated with nutritional status. Normal newborns were found to have the lowest prevalence of foetal malnutrition. In those with retarded measurements of length and weight or BMI, the prevalence of foetal malnutrition was higher. The newborns with retardation of both length and BMI had higher prevalence of foetal malnutrition. The feasibility of the suggested limits of CANSCORE for the foetal malnutrition was assessed. Values of 24 for total CANSCORE and of 22 for "Modified CANSCORE" (score excluding hair as a parameter) were found appropriate for the assessment of foetal malnutrition. Modified CANSCORE is a simple, rapid and quantifiable method for the assessment of foetal malnutrition in term newborns.
ISSN:0019-5456
0973-7693
DOI:10.1007/bf02727152