Cunha A L
Department of Pediatrics, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro-IPPMG, Brazil.
Acta Paediatr. 2000 May;89(5):608-9. doi: 10.1080/080352500750027943.
Data from a population-based survey, conducted in the northeast of Brazil, were used to examine the association between acute respiratory infection (ARI) and malnutrition in children under 5 y of age. Current and past malnutrition were associated with acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI), even after adjusting for potential confounders (odds ratio: 2.03; 95% confidence interval: 1.202.43). Decreasing malnutrition along with timely and proper treatment of ARI may improve children's health in developing countries.
来自巴西东北部一项基于人群的调查数据,被用于研究5岁以下儿童急性呼吸道感染(ARI)与营养不良之间的关联。即使在对潜在混杂因素进行调整之后,当前和过去的营养不良仍与急性下呼吸道感染(ALRI)相关(优势比:2.03;95%置信区间:1.20 - 2.43)。在发展中国家,减少营养不良并及时、恰当地治疗ARI可能会改善儿童健康。