Table 4 Correlation of muscle wasting percent and clinical parameters.

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