Capacidade antioxidante total da dieta de pacientes com Hanseníase

Abstract

The objective of this study was to estimate the CATD of adults and elderly with and without leprosy in the city of Governador Valadares (MG). This is a cross-sectional study with coexistence sampling. The members of the infected group were patients diagnosed with leprosy from the Reference Center on Endemic Diseases and Special Programs (CREDEN-PES) Dr. Alexandre Castelo Branco from the Municipal Health Department of Governador Valadares / MG and those from the control group were from the group management of the Unimed House of Governador Valadares (MG). Food consumption information was obtained by means of a 24-hour recall and from this the CATD was evaluated using data from the ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) test. In order to compare the socio-demographic characteristics, health conditions and CATD of food groups, between adult and elderly individuals with and without leprosy, the MannWhitney tests were used for comparison of medians and Chi-Square or Fisher's Exact for comparison of proportions. All analyzes were performed with the help of STATA® software version 13.1, adopting 0.05 as the statistical significance level. A total of 79 subjects were studied, with the median intake of CATD being 7.86 mmol/ day. The food that contributed most to CATD in this population were coffee, orange, beans and french bread. It was observed that the median FRAP consumption of the food groups did not differ between individuals with and without leprosy except for the oil / fats groups (> among leprosy subjects), of the (non-leprosy) and legumes / oilseeds (> among the elderly with leprosy). It was also observed that the adults and elderly with leprosy had a lower level of education compared to those without leprosy. This study provides a detailed description of CATD and major food contributors of leprosy patients. The data also reveal the need to implement national strategies aimed at improving the quality of food in this group, increasing the consumption of different food groups and, consequently, an intake of different compounds with antioxidant capacity, which will contribute to a better CATD.