LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

C-reactive protein/albumin ratio is associated with lung function among children/adolescents with cystic fibrosis: a three-year longitudinal study

Ventura, Julia Carvalho; Hauschild, Daniela Barbieri; Moreira, Emília Addison Machado; Pereira, Letícia Cristina Radin; Rosa, Anauã Franco; Barbosa, Eliana; Ludwig-Neto, Norberto; Rosa, Julia Salvan da; Fröde, Tânia Silvia; Moreno, Yara Maria Franco.

Säo Paulo med. j; 136 (1), 2018

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Chronic lung infections, inflammation and depletion of nutritional status are considered to be prognostic indicators of morbidity in patients with cystic fibrosis. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between inflammatory markers and lung function, nutritional s...

Biomarcadores/sangre, Proteína C-Reactiva/análisis, Fibrosis Quística/sangre, Fibrosis Quística/fisiopatología, Mediadores de Inflamación/sangre, Interleucina-1beta/sangre, Estudios Longitudinales, Estado Nutricional, Peroxidasa/sangre, Estudios Prospectivos, Pruebas de Función Respiratoria, Albúmina Sérica/análisis, Factor de Necrosis Tumoral alfa/sangre

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Association between hypovitaminosis D and frequency of pulmonary exacerbations in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis

Abstract Objective We evaluated the association between vitamin D levels and nutritional status, pulmonary function and pulmonary exacerbations in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis. Methods 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) levels of 37 children and adolescents were retrospectively evaluated. P...