Table 1 Pediatric malnutrition assessment screening tool

Disease risk

Patent ductus arteriosus; Atrial septal defect; Atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD); Ventricular septal defect and 18 other types

0

Pulmonary atresia; Severe pulmonary hypertension; Anomalous pulmonary venous drainage; Tetralogy of Fallot and eight other categories

1

Dietary intake

Normal, no obvious change

0

Less than or equal to 50% less than usual in the previous month

1

Over the previous month, eating decreased by more than 50% compared with normal

2

Anthropometric indicator

 − 1 < Z

0

 − 2 < Z <  − 1; BMI reflects overweight

1

 − 3 < Z <  − 2; BMI reached obesity level

2

Z ≤  − 3

3

Total score

0–6