ASSOCIATION OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI INFECTION WITH NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND FOOD INTAKE.
2015
Introduction: the H. pylori infection affects more than
half of humanity, being a public health problem. Its prevalence
is significantly higher in developing countries
like Brazil. It has been suggested that H. pylori infection
may influence the intake and caloric homeostasis.
Purpose: to compare nutritional status and food intake
of patients attended by National Health System, with and
without H. pylori infection.
Methods: 140 patients were assessed. They performed
upper gastrointestinal endoscopy to investigate the presence
of H. pylori. Body weight and height of the patients
were measured. Food intake was investigated through
two 24-hour recalls, with data transformed in grams
and analyzed in DietWin Professional 2.0 software. The
findings were compared using the chi-square test or Student’s
t-test, adopting p < 0.05 as significance level.
Results: there was predominance of patients with excess
weight for both Hp - (60.3%) and Hp + (67.7%),
with no difference between them. Food intake of assessed
groups was similar.
Conclusion: no differences were found in nutritional
status and food intake between the two studied groups.
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