Intake of antioxidants in patients with rheumatoidarthritis

Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira

Bruna Nolasco Siqueira Silva¹  Ísis Lucília Santos Borges De Araújo¹  Pedrita Mirella Albuquerque Queiroz¹  Angela Luzia Branco Pinto Duarte¹  Maria Goretti Pessoa De Araújo Burgos¹ 

关键词: arthritis;    reumatoid;    antioxidants;    micronutrients;    artrite reumatoide;    antioxidantes;    consumo alimentar;   

DOI  :  10.1590/1806-9282.60.06.014

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Objective:to investigate dietary intake of antioxidants in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.Methods:this is a cross-sectional case series study with 53 women accompanied at the Rheumatology Outpatient Clinic, Hospital das Clínicas/UFPE, from January to October 2012. Demographic and anthropometric parameters (weight, height, body mass index, weight change) were collected by means of a form. The assessment of food consumption was conducted using a semi-quantitative food frequency survey, analyzed according to a food composition table. Database construction and statistical analysis were performed using Excel and SPSS version 18.0, using chi-squared test, Anova, and Student’s t-test, at a confidence level of 5%.Results:the sample was composed of 53 women with a mean age of 54.51 ± 4.24 years and BMI of 25.97 ± 5.94 kg/m². In the sociodemographic variables, statistically significant differences in origin, occupation, and income were observed. Daily consumption showed significance for vitamins A, C, and zinc. In adults, vitamins A and C were in accordance with recommendations, while in the elderly a low intake of vitamin E and selenium was observed. The relation between vitamin E and origin was significant.Conclusion:the sample was composed of 53 women with a mean age of 54.51 ± 4.24 years and BMI of 25.97 ± 5.94 kg/m². In the sociodemographic variables, statistically significant differences in origin, occupation, and income were observed. Daily consumption showed significance for vitamins A, C, and zinc. In adults, vitamins A and C were in accordance with recommendations, while in the elderly a low intake of vitamin E and selenium was observed. The relation between vitamin E and origin was significant.

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