Resumen

DINI GOLDING, Elizabeth  y  ARENAS, Omar. Pruebas de laboratorio en niños con desnutrición aguda moderada. An Venez Nutr [online]. 2002, vol.15, n.2, pp.67-75. ISSN 0798-0752.

The objective of this work was to determine alterations in the laboratory tests in children with primary moderate malnutrition. To following variables of 240 children under 10 years age were analyzed: red blood cell indices, total and protein fractions, creatinine/height index, iron, transferrin saturation, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, alkaline phosphatase, renal function tests, electrolytes, lipid and immunologic profile, urinalysis, stool test. Frequency distribution was carried out for sex and age groups and the mean concentrations were compared between boys and girls (Student t-test (p <0.05). Also these results were compared with international standards. Significant differences were found among the sexes in the total proteins and iron in the 7 to 10 year group (p <0.025) and inmunoglobulin A in the 0 to 11 months group (p <0.05). Anemia was found in children (29.6%), with a high proportion of iron deficiency. Hypoalbuminemia: 5.8%, a low prealbumin: 55.1%, a low creatinine/height index (<80%): 57.1%, a hypocalcemia: 24.2% and hypomagnesemia: 8.2%. Total cholesterol (26,3%) and low HDL-C (79%) tryglicerides (22.9%) and VLDL-C (14.5%) high. Complement C3 was low in 10% of children. The laboratory tests that diagnostic value included: anemia, prealbumin, creatinine/height index, calcium, phosphorus, alkaline phosphatase, magnesium, urinalysis and stool tests. 

Palabras clave : Child; hematologic tests; energy malnutrition.