High attainment of optimal nutritional and growth status observed among Greek pediatric cystic fibrosis patients: results from the GreeCF study

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AbstractBackground:Pediatric cystic fibrosis (CF) patients suffer high rates of undernutrition, subject to several parameters. We aimed to assess growth and nutritional status of Greek children and adolescents with CF.Methods:Eighty-four patients (35 boys) formed the sample. Anthropometrics and FEVResults:In the total sample, 6.0% of the patients were underweight, 4.8% stunted, 8.3% wasted and 17.9% in nutritional failure, whereas 59.5% attained the ideal BMI for CF. FEVConclusions:The examined CF patients appear to be thriving. Unlike published research, the participants’ sex, gene mutation and acquisition of pathogens did not affect growth.