Table 3.
Total group (n = 98) | |
Males/females | 60/38 |
Age (months) | 62 (3.0) |
Weight SD score | -0.5 (1.5)* |
Height SD score | -0.4 (1.2)** |
Weight for height SD score | -0.4 (1.4)*** |
Socioeconomic status (%) | |
High | 26 (27) |
Normal | 49 (50) |
Low | 19 (19) |
Unknown | 4 (4) |
Ethnic group (%) | |
White | 85 (87) |
African | 3 (3) |
Asian | 1 (1) |
Turkish or Moroccan | 9 (9) |
Data presented as n (%) of patients or mean (standard deviation (SD)). The mean weight, height and weight for height (SD scores) for the entire population were all significantly below zero: * P = 0.001, ** P = 0.002, *** P = 0.008. Children with congenital diaphragmatic hernia had significantly lower height and weight than children with meconium aspiration syndrome (P < 0.001).