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Despite its significance, research on malnutrition risk factors in children with cystic fibrosis is limited in Saudi Arabia.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objectives:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study aimed to determine the nutritional status and its associated factors in children with cystic fibrosis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This retrospective study included all pediatric patients (aged &lt;18 years) with cystic fibrosis who were followed in the pediatric pulmonology clinic at a tertiary care hospital in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, between January 2010 and July 2023.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 48 children with cystic fibrosis were included (mean age: 9.7 \u00b1 5.6 years; females: 70.8%). The mean body mass index-for-age\/weight-for-length\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">z<\/jats:italic>\n                      -score value was \u22121.61 \u00b1 1.87. Most children were malnourished (60.4%). Compared to those who were not malnourished, malnourished children had significantly delayed diagnosis (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.004), higher hospital admission rates (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.015), uncontrolled fat malabsorption (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.034), and poor appetite (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001). Independent factors associated with the risk of malnutrition were age (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.014) and fair\/poor appetite and intake (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.008 and 0.002, respectively).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this cohort from Saudi Arabia, the prevalence of malnutrition among children with cystic fibrosis was high. In addition, factors associated with malnutrition in this population were age, poor appetite and intake, delayed diagnosis, and uncontrolled fat malabsorption.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/sjmms.sjmms_94_25","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,14]],"date-time":"2025-10-14T17:03:50Z","timestamp":1760461430000},"page":"270-278","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Risk Factors of Malnutrition in Children with Cystic Fibrosis: A 14-year Retrospective Study from Saudi Arabia"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Farah A.","family":"Albrahim","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Nutrition, Hepatology and Nutrition, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yazan 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