Energy expenditure and intake in children with sickle cell disease during acute illness

Background: Children with sickle cell disease have frequent bouts of pain and infection which may increase energy expenditure, decrease energy intake and lead to a subsequent energy deficit. Methods: Two groups of African-American children with sickle cell disease-SS genotype were enrolled in this s...

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Published in:Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) Scotland), 2001-04, Vol.20 (2), p.131-138
Main Authors: FUNG, E.B., MALINAUSKAS, B.M., KAWCHAK, D.A., KOH, B.Y., ZEMEL, B.S., GROPPER, S.S., OHENE-FREMPONG, K., STALLINGS, V.A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acute Disease
Adolescent
Adolescent Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Adult
Anemia, Sickle Cell - diet therapy
Anemia, Sickle Cell - metabolism
Anemias. Hemoglobinopathies
Basal Metabolism
Biological and medical sciences
Black or African American
Black People
Body Composition
Calorimetry, Indirect
Child
Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Child, Preschool
Diseases of red blood cells
Eating
Energy Intake
Energy Metabolism - physiology
Female
Genotype
Hematologic and hematopoietic diseases
Hospitalization
Humans
Infant
Male
Medical sciences
Nutritional Status
Sickle cell anemia, resting energy expenditure, children, hospitalization, nutrition, dietary intake
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Summary:Background: Children with sickle cell disease have frequent bouts of pain and infection which may increase energy expenditure, decrease energy intake and lead to a subsequent energy deficit. Methods: Two groups of African-American children with sickle cell disease-SS genotype were enrolled in this study upon hospital admission for a sickle cell disease related illness: a younger (
ISSN:0261-5614
1532-1983
DOI:10.1054/clnu.2000.0367