Relationship Between Dietary Patterns and Disease Recurrence in School-Age Children with Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Pneumonia
[Objective]To investigate the relationship between dietary patterns and disease recurrence in school-age children with mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia.[Method]A total of 160 school-age children with mycoplasma pneumoniae diagnosed in our hospital from July 2018 to March 2024 were selected,and received regular nutritional consultation in the nutrition department.Questionnaires,physical examination and laboratory tests were conducted for all children.Dietary patterns were extracted by factor analysis,and the relationship between dietary patterns and recurrent respiratory infections was analyzed by multivariate Logistic regression model.[Result]The age,BMI,positive proportion of MP antibody,proportion of immunoenhancers,CD4+/CD8+and IgA were compared between recur-rent and non-recurrent children(P<0.05).The sex,proportion of anti-allergic drugs,proportion of zinc,CD3+,IgG and IgM were compared(P>0.05).High level of meat eating pattern and high level of vegetarian eating pattern were associated with recurrent respiratory infections,and after adjusting for confounders,high level of meat eating pattern was a risk factor for recurrent respiratory infections(OR=2.52,95%CI:1.17—5.21),and high level of vegetarian diet was a protective factor for recurrent respiratory tract infection OR=0.37,95%CI:0.19—0.86.[Conclusion]There is a correlation between dietary patterns and disease recurrence in school-age children with mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia.In the treatment and prevention of school-age children with mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia,at-tention should be paid to the reasonable collocation and adjustment of diets,especially the intake of meat should be controlled,and the proportion of plant foods such as vegetables,fruits,grains and beans should be appropriately increased to improve immunity and reduce the risk of respiratory infection.