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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics

From: Wasting, underweight and stunting among children with congenital heart disease presenting at Mulago hospital, Uganda

Variable

Overall

0-5 years (n = 145)

6-10 years (n = 36)

11-15 years (n = 13)

Gender

 Male (%)

83 (42.8)

65 (44.8)

14 (38.9)

4 (30.8)

 Female (%)

111 (57.2)

80 (55.2)

22 (61.1)

9 (69.2)

Classification of heart disease

 Cyanotic (%)

56 (28.9)

39 (26.9)

13 (36.1)

4 (30.8)

 Acyanotic (%)

138 (71.1)

106 (73.1)

23 (63.9)

9 (69.2)

Heart disease surgically corrected

 Yes (%)

4 (2.1)

2 (1.4)

1 (2.8)

1 (7.7)

 No (%)

190 (97.9)

143 (98.6)

35 (97.2)

12 (92.3)

Heart failure

 Moderate/ Severe Heart failure (%)

78 (40.2)

58 (40.0)

16 (44.4)

4 (30.8)

 Mild/ no Heart failure (%)

116 (59.8)

87 (60.0)

20 (55.6)

9 (69.2)

Anaemia

 Moderate/ Severe anaemia (%)

68 (35.6)

58 (40.8)

8 (22.2)

2 (15.4)

 Mild/ No Anaemia (%)

123 (64.4)

84 (59.2)

28 (77.8)

11 (84.6)