Table 4 Comparison the factors related to post-operative malnutrition
From: Risk factors of malnutrition in Chinese children with congenital heart defect
Factors | Normal nutrition (n = 677) | Malnutrition (n = 22) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years), median (range) | 6 (3–9) | 5 (3–8) | 0.63 |
Male, n (%) | 384 (56.7) | 13 (59.1) | 0.82 |
Pre-op WAZ | −2.5 ± 0.8 | −2.2 ± 0.9 | 0.13 |
Pre-op HAZ | −2.6 ± 1.0 | −2.2 ± 0.7 | 0.09 |
Pre-op WHZ | −2.6 ± 1.1 | −2.6 ± 1.2 | 0.83 |
Anatomy of the ventricles, n (%) | 0.373 | ||
Single ventricle | 56 (8.7) | 3 (13.6) | |
Double ventricles | 621 (91.3) | 19 (86.4) | |
Surgery, n (%) | 0.001 | ||
Radical | 647 (95.6) | 20 (90.9) | |
Palliative | 30 (4.4) | 2 (9.1) | |
Re-operation, n (%) | 36 (5.3) | 5 (22.7) | < 0.001 |
Residue anatomy, n (%) | 7 (1.0) | 11 (50) | < 0.001 |
High family incomea, n (%) | 77 (11.4) | 4 (18.1) | 0.326 |
High education level of parentsb, n (%) | 90 (13.2) | 2 (9.1) | < 0.001 |
Residence, n (%) | < 0.001 | ||
Suburb | 34 (5.0) | 5 (22.7) | |
Urban | 643 (95.0) | 17 (77.3) | |
Parents’ heigt (cm) | 167 ± 3.7 | 166 ± 3.2 | 0.09 |
Long-term oral diureticsc, n (%) | 21 (3.1) | 11 (50) | 0.04 |
Ross classification of heart function, n (%) | < 0.001 | ||
Ross-1 | 568 (83.9) | 4 (18.2) | |
Ross-2 | 68 (10.0) | 8 (36.4) | |
Ross-3 | 17 (2.5) | 5 (22.7) | |
Ross-4 | 24 (3.5) | 5 (22.7) | |
Cyanotic heart disease, n (%) | 34 (5.0) | 2 (9.1) | 0.395 |