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- Title
Patrones de alimentación y crecimiento de los niños prematuros a los 3-4 años de vida.
- Authors
Valdés-Bécares, Ana; Lana, Alberto; Fernández-Feito, Ana
- Abstract
Aim: to describe the feeding and growth patterns of preterm-born children at preschool age, considering feeding problems based on behaviours and skills, diet quality and parental feeding practices. Methods: a cross-sectional study was performed on preterm children born in Asturias (Spain) in 2016 (n = 94). When preterm-born children reached 3-4 years of age their families were asked to complete the Behavioral Pediatrics Feeding Assessment Scale and a food frequency questionnaire to identify possible feeding problems and assess diet quality (KIDMED index), respectively. Self-reported anthropometric data were also collected to assess weight growth. Electronic health records were reviewed to gather gestational and neonatal clinical data. Results: feeding problems were found in 7.4% of children and 20.2% of parents. According to the KIDMED index, 25.5 % of children had a high-quality diet. Feeding problems were higher in children born before 32 weeks of gestation, and decreased in frequency as the gestational age increased (p = 0.030). No differences were found in parental feeding practices (p = 0.455) or diet quality according to gestational age (p = 0.399), but body weight at 3-4 years was lower in preterm-born children (p = 0.015). Conclusions: feeding patterns of preterm-born children were suitable at the age of 3-4 years, but diet quality was moderate to poor in the majority of children. Follow-up of very preterm children beyond 3-4 years of age becomes necessary as they displayed more feeding problems and lower body weight.
- Subjects
ASTURIAS (Spain); PRESCHOOL children; ELECTRONIC health records; POOR children; GESTATIONAL age; MEDITERRANEAN diet; ANIMAL feeds
- Publication
Nutrición Hospitalaria, 2023, Vol 40, Issue 3, p494
- ISSN
0212-1611
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.20960/nh.04244