Table 4 Correlation of muscle wasting percent and clinical parameters.
Correlation for muscle wasting percent | Test of significance | P- value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
PRISM score | 0.145b | 0.002 | ||
STRONGkids score | 0.315b | 0.019 | ||
Age | 0.421a | 0.001 | ||
Weight Z-score | 0.075a | 0.589 | ||
Height Z-score | − 0.104b | 0.448 | ||
MUAC Z-score | − 0.226 | 0.161 | ||
Weight for length or BMI Z-score | 0.145a | 0.29 | ||
Head circumference Z-score | − 0.147 | 0.33 | ||
Mean muscle wasting percentage ± SD | ||||
Sex | Female | 18.72 ± 10.53 | 1.66# | 0.102 |
Male | 14.48 ± 8.36 | |||
Supplement use before admission | Yes | 16.80 ± 11.16 | 0.230# | 0.842 |
No | 16.23 ± 8.90 | |||
Chronic diseases | Yes | 19.19 ± 9.48 | 1.95# | 0.056 |
No | 14.25 ± 9.18 | |||
Operations | Yes | 16.1 ± 7.27 | 1.35# | 0.182 |
No | 16.45 ± 9.86 | |||
Development | Normal | 15.69 ± 9.71 | 0.953# | 0.345 |
Delayed | 18.51 ± 9.09 | |||
Sedation | Yes | 16.23 ± 9.14 | 0.25# | 0.804 |
No | 16.99 ± 11.16 | |||
Inotropes | Yes | 19.17 ± 8.58 | 2.78# | 0.007 |
No | 12.26 ± 9.62 | |||
Dialysis | Yes | 22.78 ± 15.29 | 1.58# | 0.119 |
No | 15.77 ± 8.77 | |||
Steroid during admission | Yes | 17.01 ± 9.83 | − 0.92# | 0.38 |
No | 13.71 ± 8.07 | |||
Diagnosis | ||||
Respiratory | Yes | 13.6 ± 8.86 | 3.23# | < 0.001 |
Sepsis /infections | Yes | 17.86 ± 7.28 | 3.92# | < 0.001 |
CNS causes | Yes | 18.67 ± 10.81 | 3.98# | < 0.001 |
Cardiovascular | Yes | 14.66 ± 7.93 | 7.93# | < 0.001 |
Blood pressure according to age | Low | 17.69 ± 8.1 | 2.02* | 0.078 |
Normal | 14.35 ± 9.24 | |||
High | 27.57 ± 16.42 | |||
Heart rate according to age | Normal | 17.41 ± 10.55 | 1.35# | 0.182 |
High | 16.13 ± 9.37 | |||
