Abstract
Introduction: In children with cerebral palsy (CP) nutritional status is often linked to malnutrition which is due, in part, to motor compromise.
Objective: To analyse the relationship between nutritional status, age group and motor compromise according to GMFCS in children and adolescents with CP.
Method: Multicentre, observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study. Boys and girls with CP aged 2 to 19 years were sequentially included in the study. Nutritional status was assessed with WHO Anthro Plus WHO 2007 software. Data were analysed with ANOVA (p < 0.05).
Results: 191 subjects were studied. Mean age 11.37 (4.19) years. GMFCS was level I 26, II 20, III 36, IV 39 and V 70 subjects. For W/A most were below the established population mean, children with severe CP were found to be below z-score -1.99 and for the 6-10 years and 11-14 years groups the difference was statistically significant. H/A, all children and adolescents were below the established population mean and growth in both groups decreased as they advanced in age. From the age of 6 years onwards, a statistically significant difference was observed in the H/A for both groups. BMI/A, in both groups, is between the population mean and the z-score -2, within normal parameters. There are no statistically significant differences between the groups of children with mild-moderate and severe CP.
Conclusion: Short stature and low weight in children with CP is associated with increasing chronological age and motor compromise.
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