Perfil nutricional de pacientes adultos atendidos em uma clínica escola da cidade de Natal-RN

Abstract

The school clinics provide essential assistance to the population based on nutritional guidance and clinical follow-up aimed at preventing diseases and promoting a healthier life. SISVAN has data that allow the analysis of profiles regarding the nutritional status of individuals, being a database in the public domain. Assessing food consumption reflects on several ways to investigate the nutritional development of different people within a context. Thus, the objective of this research was to analyze the nutritional status, based on their eating habits, of patients seen at a school clinic in the city of Natal/RN. The data search was carried out from July to September 2021 from data indexed in SISVAN. Eight variables were evaluated, namely: sex, age, location (neighborhood), weight, height, IMC, number of meals and which meals were consumed. Data from 23 patients were selected, regarding gender there was a prevalence of females (78%), most aged between 19 and 29 years, from different neighborhoods. The number of three meals a day was the most cited. Regarding the foods consumed the day before, there was a prevalence of consumption of pasta and sweetened beverages, regardless of gender or age. The result of the anthropometric data indicated that most people were in the normal nutritional state. Thus, based on these data, it is possible to obtain a nutritional indication of the patients at the analyzed school-clinic. Nutritional monitoring of patients is expected to be continuous, aiming to promote the health and well-being of individuals.