PhD Scientific Days 2025

Poster Session I. - I: Theoretical and Translational Medicine

Physical Activity and Handgrip Strength in Children with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Előadó neve

Dr. Kasznár Emese

Neptun code

CJY05G

Előadó munkahelye

Heim Pál Országos Gyermekgyógyászati Intézet

Előadó telefonszáma

+36302375800

Előadó e-mail címe

mesi0301@gmail.com

Az előadás címe

Physical Activity and Handgrip Strength in Children with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Szerző(k) neve és munkahelye

Emese Kasznár^1,2, Anna Karoliny¹, Eszter Gombos¹, Judit Szentannay¹, András Szabó¹, Dóra Dohos¹, Dorina Bajzát^1,2, Ágnes Eszter Tímár^1,2, Katalin Eszter Müller^1,3

1: Heim Pál National Pediatric Institute
2: Center for Translational Medicine, Semmelweis University
3: Institute of Family Care Methodology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Semmelweis University

Bemutatás módja

Poszter

Szekció

Poster Session I. - I: Theoretical and Translational Medicine

Language of the presentation

English

Preferred session

Theoretical and Translational Medicine

Összefoglaló szövege

Introduction: Approximately 15-20% of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are diagnosed in childhood. Sarcopenia is known to be a poor prognostic factor for the disease: it increases the length of hospital stay, surgical complications and worsens response to medication. We know that 1/3 of adult IBD patients have sarcopenia, but data on paediatric patients are limited.
Aim: To assess and compare the physical activity and handgrip strength of healthy children with paediatric patients with IBD treated at the Heim Paul National Institute of Paediatrics, Budapest.
Methods: Single-centre, case-control study. Anthropometric data, sex and age of healthy children and patients with IBD were recorded. Hand grip strength and physical activity were assessed using the JAMAR hydraulic hand dynamometer and PAQ-C. Based on the national NETFIT survey, children's grip strength was classified into three categories: increased improvement needed, slight improvement needed and healthy.
Results: We compared data from 75-75 children, 33 with Crohn's disease, 40 with ulcerative colitis and 2 with IBD-U. Most of the patients (82.7%) were in remission at inclusion. The proportion of girls was 42.5%. The mean age was 15.46±1.87 years in children with IBD and 15.45±1.86 years in healthy subjects. The BMI z-score was 0.17±1.59 in children with IBD and -0.16±0.84 in healthy subjects. About a quarter of the children with IBD needed increased muscle strength development and 39% needed slight improvement, compared to 33% of the healthy population. The total PAQ-C score was 2.42±0.61 in healthy subjects and 2.07±0.6 in IBD patients.
Conclusions: The results show that children with IBD have a higher prevalence of muscle strength in need of improvement and a lower rate of physical activity compared to healthy children, even though more than three quarters of them are in remission.
Funding: SUPPORTED BY THE 2024-2.1.2-EKÖP-KDP NEW NATIONAL EXCELLENCE PROGRAM OF THE MINISTRY FOR CULTURE AND INNOVATION FROM THE SOURCE OF THE NATIONAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION FUND.

University

Semmelweis University

Supervisor

Katalin Eszter Müller

Publication of my abstract

I do not give consent to the publication of my abstract on the website of the congress.

phd.section.field

in doctoral studies before complex exam (PhD)

Kind

Szabad

Status

elfogadva

Accepted presentation method

poszter

Előadás fájl jóváhagyás

nem rendelkezett róla

Előadó

9001

Start

16:54

End

17:00