Assessment of Nutritional Status by Bioelectrical Impedance in Adult Patients with Celiac Disease : A Prospective Single-Center Study

The gluten-free diet [GFD] has been linked to an increased risk of weight gain and the development of metabolic disorders. Most of the studies have focused on the effect of GFD on the Body Mass Index [BMI]. We aimed to evaluate the nutritional status using specific nutritional parameters in patients with celiac disease [CeD] at diagnosis and on a GFD compared to healthy controls. We recruited subjects at our outpatient clinic at the University of Padua. We collected demographic and clinical data and values obtained with bioelectrical impedance analysis. A total of 24 CeD patients and 28 healthy controls were enrolled. CeD patients at diagnosis had a lower body cell mass index [BCMI, p = 0.006], fat-free mass index [FFMI, p = 0.02], appendicular skeletal muscle index [ASMI, p = 0.02], and phase angle [PA] [p < 0.001] compared to controls. Their percentage of extracellular water [ECW] was also higher [p < 0.001]. Considering CeD patients after GFD, nutritional status significantly improved after 6 months of GFD. We did not observe differences in BMI among groups [p = ns]. CeD patients at diagnosis were found to have a poorer nutritional status than healthy controls, with a positive effect of the GFD on their nutritional status, underlining the inefficacy of evaluating this aspect through only BMI evaluation.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

Enthalten in:

Nutrients - 15(2023), 12 vom: 09. Juni

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Maniero, Daria [VerfasserIn]
Lorenzon, Greta [VerfasserIn]
Marsilio, Ilaria [VerfasserIn]
D'Odorico, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Savarino, Edoardo Vincenzo [VerfasserIn]
Zingone, Fabiana [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

BMI
Bioelectrical impedance analysis
Celiac disease
Gluten-free diet
Journal Article
Nutritional status

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Date Completed 29.06.2023

Date Revised 01.07.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/nu15122686

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM358769019