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. 2023 Aug 3;11:1179721. doi: 10.3389/fped.2023.1179721

Table 5.

Comparison of nutritional status and feeding status according to the achievement of target calorie intake at 48 h and 7 days.

Target calorie achievement Target calorie achievement
Yes No p Yes No p
According to BMI Z-score
Morbidly Obese 9 (1.7) 2 (2.5) 0.247 7 (2.3) 0 (0) 0.019
Obese 26 (4.9) 5 (6.2) 10 (3.3)a 6 (8.7)b
Overweight 69 (12.9) 13 (16) 38 (12.4)a 16 (23.2)b
Normal 304 (57) 51 (63) 170 (55.4)a 36 (52.2)a
Underweight 55 (10.3) 2 (2.5) 35 (11.4)a 3 (4.3)a
Severely underweight 70 (13.1) 8 (9.9) 47 (15.3)a 8 (11.6)a 
According to Mid-Upper Arm Circumference Percentile
Malnutrition (below 5th percentile) 201 (37.7) 34 (42) 0.663 122 (39.7) 31 (44.9) 0.311
Normal (5th–90th percentile) 295 (55.3) 43 (53.1) 169 (55) 32 (46.4)
Obese (above 90th percentile) 37 (6.9) 4 (4.9) 16 (5.2) 6 (8.7)
According to Triceps Skinfold Thickness Percentile
Malnutrition (below 5th percentile) 135 (25.4)a 9 (11.1)b 0.008 88 (28.8) 13 (18.8) 0.07
Normal (5th–90th percentile) 349 (65.6)a 67 (82.7)b 198 (64.7) 47 (68.1)
Obese (above 90th percentile) 48 (9)a 5 (6.2)a 20 (6.5) 9 (13)

BMI, body mass index.

*

Pearson's chi-square test.

a,b

There is no difference between the groups denoted by the same letter.