Ghazi Daradkeh, Musthafa Mohamed Essa, Samir Al-Adawi, WafaYazidi, M Hammami, Lugan, Asma Al-Muhanadi, Reem Al Saadi, Naeema Al Ahneem and Eman Abuhasan
Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Nutr Food Sci
Objectives: The aims of this study were to assess the nutritional status and macronutrients adequacy of traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients and healthy volunteers as controls, attending treatment from a specialized unit in Qatar. Research Design & Method: This study was conducted among male attendees follow up with Rumailah Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar from August 2014 to June 2015 (21 TBI patients and 21 healthy volunteers). The attendees were consecutive patients with TBI. Demographic variables were solicited via medical records or directly from the attendees with TBI. Anthropometric measurements and dietary intake (24-hour recall method) were collected and assessed by the super tracker. Results: Half of the participants (52.4%) were of age 30-38 years range. Approximately 23.8% of cases were classified as having �mild TBI� while 28.6% and 47.6% were classified as moderate and severe TBI respectively. In terms of nutritional parameters, three-fourth (76.2%) of TBI patients were at high or moderate risk of malnutrition, 23.8% of them were underweight while 66.7% in the normal range and 9.5% were overweight. TBI patients were noted to have a deficiency in energy (30.2%), carbohydrate (43.0%), protein (24.8%) and fiber (54.1%) intake. Conclusion: Despite the high prevalence of TBI in emerging economies such as Qatar, to our knowledge, there is a dearth of studies that examining the nutritional status and its complications among the TBI population. This study indicates that TBI patients in Qatar are at a high risk of developing malnutrition and macronutrients deficiency. Therefore, nutritional assessment, intervention and support are highly essential to improve TBI patients� health status beyond the brain injury.
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