Nutritional status and biomarkers of sars-cov-2 infected cardiopath patients
International Journal of Development Research
Nutritional status and biomarkers of sars-cov-2 infected cardiopath patients
Received 09th January, 2022; Received in revised form 24th January, 2022; Accepted 06th February, 2022; Published online 19th March, 2022
Copyright © 2022, Fabiana Nogueira Benedito Da Silva et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Objective: To assess the nutritional status of heart disease patients infected with SARS-CoV-2, comparing the results with data from a comparison group. Methods: Cross-sectional study conducted with heart disease patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 The parameters were considered: arm circumference (AC), triceps skinfold thickness (TSF), arm muscle circumference (AMC), calf circumference (CC); and the biomarkers: total lymphocyte count (TLC), serum albumin, and prognostic nutritional index (PNI). Results: The study included 112 patients, of which 43.8% tested positive for the infection. The prevalence of malnutrition in patients with COVID-19 was 48.8% according to AC, and 43.9% according to AMC. For the same mean age, patients with COVID-19 who progressed to death (30.6%) had lower mean AMC (p=0.012), PNI (p<0.001), TLC (p=0.010), and albumin (p=0.006). Conclusions: Heart disease patients with COVID had a high frequency of malnutrition and low levels of TLC and serum albumin. Lower mean AM, TLC, albumin, and lower PNI scores were markers of poor prognosis, regardless of age, in COVID patients.
