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Table 2 Anthropometric Characteristics of the Sample (n = 74)

From: Malnutrition is common in children with cerebral palsy in Saudi Arabia – a cross-sectional clinical observational study

Nutritional Indices

Mean

SD

Median

IQRe

% of children with CP with values <−2.0 SD)

Weight-for-age-z-score (WAZ)a

−1.73

1.02

−1.65

−2.1– 0.1

28.4

Height-for-age-z-score (HAZ)b

−1.30

1.06

−1.19

- 1.8 – 0.1

33.8

Weight-for-height-z-score (WHZ)c

−2.17

1.30

−2.01

- 2.6 – 0.3

25.0

BMI-for-age-z-score (BAZ)d

−1.68

1.36

−1.54

- 2.1 – 0.2

50.0

  1. aRegarding weight for age, the z-scores for 2 children were omitted because of outlier values
  2. bheight-for-age Z-score for 1 child was excluded from this calculation because of outlier value
  3. cWHO software Anthro can only calculate z-score for children < 61 months and hence this study assessedWHZ for 50 children only
  4. dBMI-for-age z-score resultsfor 1 child was excluded from this calculation because of outlier value
  5. eInter-Quartile Range