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Table 2 Proportion of children wasted, underweight and stunted

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)

Weight-for-Height z-score

  < −2 (%)

45 (31.5)

45 (31.5)

N/A

N/A

  ≥ 2 (%)

98 (68.5)

98 (68.5)

N/A

N/A

 Median WHZ (IQR)

n = 143; −0.89 (−2.46,0.10)

n = 143; −0.89 (−2.46,0.10)

N/A

N/A

Weight-for-age z-score

  < −2 (%)

77 (42.5)

65 (44.8)

12 (33.3)

N/A

  ≥ 2 (%)

104 (57.5)

80 (55.2)

24 (66.7)

N/A

 Median WAZ (IQR)

n = 181; −1.69 (−3.07,-0.69)

n = 145; −1.83 (−3.36,-0.62)

n = 36; −1.54 (−2.17,-0.77)

N/A

Height-for-age z-score

  < −2 (%)

88 (45.4)

70 (48.3)

14 (38.9)

4 (30.8)

  ≥ 2 (%)

106 (54.6)

75 (51.7)

22 (61.1)

9 (69.2)

 Median HAZ (IQR)

n = 194; −1.67 (−3.21,-0.51)

n = 145; −1.91 (−3.34,-0.58)

n = 36; −1.62 (−2.47,-0.52)

n = 13; −0.93 (−2.57,-0.47)

BMI for age z-score

  < −2 (%)

53 (27.3)

46 (31.7)

4 (11.1)

3 (23.1)

  ≥ 2 (%)

141 (72.7)

99 (68.3)

32 (88.9)

10 (76.9)

 Median BMIZ (IQR)

n = 194; −0.72 (−2.21,0.17)

n = 145; −0.74 (−2.41,0.33)

n = 36; −0.61 (−1.53,-0.15)

n = 13; −0.81 (−1.89,0.29)

  1. N/A z-scores for children in this age group cannot be generated using the WHO 2007 z scores