Undernutrition in young children with congenital heart disease undergoing cardiac surgery in a low-income environment

Table 4 Association between undernutrition and feeding difficulties and outcomes of interest

Variables	P-values
	Prior to cardiac surgery	Post-cardiac surgery
	Baseline	3-month	6-month
Bayley-III cognitive scores
Growth (weight-for-age)	0.32	0.49	0.26
Bayley-III language scores
Growth (weight-for-age)	0.06	0.11	0.48
Bayley-III motor scores
Growth (weight-for-age)	0. 04*	0.20	0.40
Health-related quality of life
Growth (weight-for-age)	0.96	0.51	0.82
Parent reported feeding difficulties	0.13	0.59	0.58
Parenting stress
Growth (weight-for-age)	0.89	0.28	0.62
Parent reported feeding difficulties	0.79	0.69	0.33

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