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Table 6 Growth outcomes for children with cyanotic and acyanotic heart defects

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

Cyanotic

Acyanotic

p-value

Cyanotic

Acyanotic

p-value

Cyanotic

Acyanotic

p-value

Baseline

(n = 8)

(n = 32)

(n = 4)

(n = 21)

(n = 4)

(n = 18)

WAZ

         

Mean and SD

−2.5 (±1.4)

−2.5 (±1.5)

1.00

−3.0 (±0.8)

−1.6 (±1.7)

0.12

−1.8 (±2.5)

−1.8 (±1.6)

1.00

HAZ

         

Mean and SD

−3.3 (±2.8)

−1.9 (±2.3)

0.15

−1.2 (±1.6)

− 1.6 (±1.9)

0.70

− 1.7 (±1.8)

−1.8 (±1.6)

0.91

HCAZ

         

Mean and SD

0.2 (±1.7)

−1.1 (±1.7)

0.06

0.2 (±1.7)

−1.1 (±1.7)

0.17

0.5 (±1.3)

−0.5 (±1.9)

0.33

  1. WAZ weight-for- age z-score, HAZ height-for-age z-score and HCAZ head circumference-for-age z-score
  2. Indication of statistical significance: * p < 0.05
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