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Table 5 Differences in clinical outcomes among nutritional-risk categories

From: Evaluation of a new digital pediatric malnutrition risk screening tool for hospitalized children with congenital heart disease

 

Risk group (n = 774)

Risk-free group (n = 351)

Statistical test

Age (months)

31.589 (12.4, 54.3)

8.641 (4.8, 23.1)

p < 0.01

WFH Z value

0.105 (− 0.5, 0.8)

 − 0.730 (− 2.1, 0.8)

p < 0.01

WFA Z value

0.110 (− 0.6, 0.8)

 − 1.840 (− 2.7, − 0.6)

p < 0.01

HFA Z value

 − 0.080 (− 0.7, 0.7)

 − 1.840 (− 2.8, − 0.7)

p < 0.01

BMI Z value

 − 0.300 (− 1.1, 0.6)

 − 1.730 (− 2.6, 0.6)

p < 0.01

Length of stay (days)

8.420 (5.0, 12.0)

12.000 (8.0, 17.0)

p < 0.01

  1. WFH Z Weight for height Z value, WFA Z Weight for age Z value, HFA Z Height for age Z value