IJFANS International Journal of Food and Nutritional Sciences

ISSN PRINT 2319 1775 Online 2320-7876

A cross sectional study on Nutritional status of COVID-19 patients admitted in tertiary care hospital

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Dr. Shreeja Nair, Dr. Priyanka Pareek, Dr. Anjaly M Pillai

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Background: COVID -19 has reached to pandemic status worldwide and affected all the age groups, some of the factors like comorbidities, nutritional status and lifestyle can be the risk factor of covid-19. There is a need to study the characteristics of COVID-19 patients to formulate the healthy guidelines. Objectives: The study has been planned to assess the nutritional status of Covid-19 patients. Study setting: The study has been conducted in a tertiary care hospital of Navi Mumbai. Mild and moderate COVID-19 patients admitted in the hospital in the month of November had been included in the study. Study Design: It was prospective cross-sectional study. Material and methods: The sociodemographic profile of the subjects have been assessed through general questionnaire, height and weight have been measured by standardized methods. The disease related history, sign and symptoms vitals and biochemical parameters have been recorded and enquired by the help of standardized questionnaire. The three days diet intake during hospital stay have been recorded through 24-hour diet recall method and nutrient intake was calculated. Student’s t-test and chi-square test were used to compare different variables between two groups. Any p-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Data analysis was performed using SPSS statistical software, version 24.

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