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| Title |
Adequacy of energy and nutrient intake in patients with heart failure.
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| Published in |
Nutrición Hospitalaria, January 2015
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| DOI | 10.3305/nh.2015.31.1.7518 |
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| Authors |
Karina Sanches Machado d'Almeida, Ingrid Dalira Schweigert Perry, Nadine Clausell, Gabriela Corrêa Souza |
| Abstract |
Background: Nutritional factors have a significant influence on the prognosis of patients with heart failure (HF). Objective: The goal of the present study was to assess the food intake of stable patients with HF. Methods: Patients of both genders aged over 18 years with a confirmed diagnosis of HF were recruited and matched with healthy individuals for age, sex and BMI. Food records and weighing were used to assess participant nutritional intake. DRIs and NCEP-ATP III recommendations were used to evaluate the adequacy of nutritional intake. Results: Sixty-five percent of the 40 patients in the sample and 48% of the 25 control subjects were men. The mean age in both groups was 54±8 years and mean BMI was categorized as overweight. Carbohydrate, trans fatty acid and sodium intake were higher in the HF group as compared to control subjects (p=0.006, p. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| India | 1 | 50% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 9 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 9 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Bachelor | 1 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 1 | 11% |
| Student > Master | 1 | 11% |
| Researcher | 1 | 11% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 1 | 11% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 4 | 44% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 22% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 2 | 22% |
| Unknown | 5 | 56% |