Table 3.

Comparison of performance of children with and without oedema

Variable	Children with oedema (n=28)	Children without oedema (n=94)	p value
Change in weight
No change (%)	3.6	2.1	NS
Loss in weight (%)	71.4	1.1	<0.001
Gain in weight (%)	25.0	96.8	<0.001
Mean±SD change in weight g/kg/day)	−1.89±5.18	10.59±6.70	<0.001
Boys	−2.09±7.05 (n=14)	9.45±6.07 (n=41)	<0.001
Girls	−1.68±2.44 (n=14)	11.47±7.09 (n=53)	<0.001
Length (days) of stay
Mean±SD length of stay	18.8±8.8	13.6±5.9	<0.05
Boys	18.3±8.1 (n=14)	14.3±5.6 (n=41)	NS
Girls	19.3±9.7 (n=14)	13.1±6.0 (n=53)	<0.05

NS=Not significant; SD=Standard deviation