Table 4 Factors Associated with malnutrition
Characrisics | Malnourished | Normal | OR | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | ||||
< 5 yrs.; n = 48 | 24 | 249 | 4.29 (1.46 to 12.58) | 0.046 |
> 5 yrs.; n = 26 | 17 | 1.00 | ||
Gender | ||||
Male (n = 44) | 23 | 21 | 0.75 (0.29 to 1.87) | 0.532 |
Female (n = 30) | 18 | 12 | 1.00 | |
Severity of the disease | ||||
GMFCS level I-III (n = 22) | 9 | 13 | 0.43 (0.16 to 1.19) | 0.378 |
GMFCS level IV-V (n = 52) | 32 | 20 | 1.00 | |
Presence of cogniive impairment | ||||
Yes (n = 54) | 35 | 19 | 4.30 (1.42 to 13.02) | 0.032 |
No (n = 20) | 6 | 14 | 1.00 | |
Anemia | 0.026 | |||
Yes (n = 32) | 23 | 9 | 3.41 (1.28 to 9.12) | |
No (n = 42) | 18 | 24 | 1.00 | |
Feeding difficulties | 0.293 | |||
Yes (n = 57) | 32 | 25 | 1.14 (0.38 to 3.38) | |
No (n = 17) | 9 | 8 | 1.00 | |
Appetite | ||||
Poor (n = 50) | 31 | 19 | 2.88 (0.85 to 6.15) | 0.093 |
Fair/good (n = 24) | 10 | 14 | 1.00 | |
Nurien inake | 0.043 | |||
Inadequae energy (n = 53) | 35 | 18 | 4.86 (1.61 to 14.66) | |
Adequae energy (n = 21) | 6 | 15 | 1.00 | |
Inadequae proein (n = 49) | 32 | 17 | 2.11 (0.80 to n5.53) | 0.063 |
Adequae proein inake (n = 25) | 9 | 16 | ||