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Characteristics of some biochemical and nutritional indicators of disabled leprosy patients at Thai Binh Dermatology Hospital in 2020
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A cross-sectional epidemiological study was carried out in Thai Binh Dermatology Hospital in 2020 on 112 patients aged from 58 to under 90 years old to assess the nutritional status of leprosy patients through nutritional anthropometry and some bio- chemical and hematological indices. The results showed that 93.8% of people had the disease over 20 years, and 6.2% of people had the disease from 10 to 20 years. Nearly 50% of the subjects had hypertension, in which grade 1 hypertension was 23.2%, grade 2 was 19.6% and grade 3 was 3.6%. Percentage of chronic energy deficiency (CED) accounted for 43.8; increased cholesterol was 33.9%; increased triglycerides was 41.1%; anemia rate was 17%; low total protein rate was 21.4% and low albumin rate was 30.4%. Disability in leprosy patients makes undernutrition tend to increase more than other diseases.
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Leprosy, nutritional status, chronic lack of energy, Thai Binh Dermatology Hospital
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