SOME INDICATORS ASSESS LIPID NUTRITION STATUS OF PATIENTS WITH HEPATITIS TRAEATED AT GENERAL HOSPITAL, THAI BINH CITY IN 2017

Thi Hong Nhung DOAN1,, Trong Hung NGUYEN2, Ngoc Khai PHAM3
1 Thai Binh General Hospital
2 National Institute of Nutrition, Hanoi, Vietnam
3 Thai Binh Universiy of Medicine and Pharmacy

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Abstract

Purpose: The study aims to assess the lipid nutritional status of patients with hepatitis.


Methods: A prospective, cross-sectional study was conducted through interviews, weight
and height measurements of 124 inpatient hepatitis patients in General Internal Medicine
Department, General Hospital, Thai Binh City in 2017.


Results: All patients with acute hepatitis (VGC), chronic hepatitis (VGM) and alcoholic hepatitis (VGR) have elevated
liver enzymes. In particular, VGR group had the highest rate of dyslipidemia. Specifically:
The percentage of body fat mass increased 59.5% of patients with VGC, 43.3% of patients
with VGM and 58.9% of patients with VGC. There were 63.7% of patients with subcutaneous fat and 50% of patients with visceral fat mass elevated, both of which were highest
in patients with VGR (80.0%). The percentage of patients with hepatitis has low blood
cholesterol levels of 10.5% and 58.9% have elevated blood cholesterol, in which patients
with VGR have higher rates of cholesterol than patients with VGC and VGM.


Conclusions: Patients with hepatitis have elevated liver enzymes, dyslipidemia, increased body
fat percentage in most hepatitis groups; Particularly high in VGR and VGR.

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