Characterising nutrition status in a regional cohort of children with primary ciliary dyskinesia

Conclusions: Monitoring vitamin D levels is important in children with PCD. There appears to be a relationship between lung function and nutritional status. The use of BIS-PA adds sensitivity and specificity to the identification of children with nutritional risk and may, therefore, be of benefit for nutritional assessments of PCD in the clinical setting. These data will help inform a nutritional intervention strategy in children with PCD.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 19, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Marino, L. V., Harris, A., Johnstone, C., Friend, A., Keenan, V., Wilkins, H., Lucas, J., Calder, P., Walker, W. Tags: Paediatric respiratory epidemiology Source Type: research