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Table 5 Growth outcomes for children with CHD with and without Down syndrome

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

Variable

Before cardiac surgery

 After cardiac surgery

Baseline

3-months

6-months

CHD with DS

CHD alone

p-value

CHD with DS

CHD alone

p-value

CHD with DS

CHD alone

p-value

Baseline

(n = 10)

(n = 30)

(n = 5)

(n = 20)

(n = 5)

(n = 17)

WAZ

         

Mean and SD

−2.3 (±1.6)

−2.6 (±1.5)

0.59

−1.1 (±2.6)

− 2.0 (±1.4)

0.29

−0.9 (± 2.1)

− 1.8 (±1.8)

0.35

HAZ

         

Mean and SD

−1.5 (±3.0)

−2.4 (±2.3)

0.32

−2.2 (±2.5)

−1.1 (±1.5)

0.21

−2.1 (±1.4)

−1.7 (±1.7)

0.64

HCAZ

         

Mean and SD

−1.6 (±0.9)

−1.3 (±1.7)

0.60

−1.8 (±1.9)

−0.6 (±1.7)

0.18

−2.1 (±1.4)

−1.7 (±1.7)

0.64

  1. WAZ weight-for- age z-score, HAZ height-for-age z-score and HCAZ gead circumference-for-age z-score, CHD congenital heart disease, DS Down syndrome
  2. Indication of statistical significance: * p < 0.05
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BMC Pediatrics

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