Table 2.
Comparison of babies having abnormal values of one or more indices
| CANS | BW centiles | ||||||||
| n | Median | 95%CI | p | Score ≥ 27 (no/total) | Median | 95% CI | p | ||
| MAC≤ | S | 13 | 22 | 21.9 to 25.0 | .32 | 0/13 | 12.7 | 5.8 to 18.3 | .44 |
| 10th centile | C | 37 | 22 | 21.0 to 24.0 | 3/37 | 9.5 | 4.6 to 15.7 | ||
| PI≤ | S | 21 | 27 | 24.0 to 27.2 | <.0001 | 14/21 | 46.5 | 35.5 to 60.4 | <.0001 |
| 10th centile | C | 22 | 22 | 20.0 to 24.0 | 0/22 | 10.8 | 4.1 to 21.8 | ||
| CC≤ | S | 15 | 26 | 21.0 to 27.0 | .01 | 5/15 | 10.4 | 5.3 to 22.3 | .03 |
| 10th centile | C | 25 | 22 | 20.4 to 23.8 | 2/25 | 5.5 | 2.1 to 11.2 | ||
| MAC/HC≤ | S | 12 | 25 | 23.6 to 27.0 | .0002 | 3/12 | 45.2 | 29.8 to 63.9 | <.0001 |
| 10th centile | C | 34 | 22 | 21.0 to 24.0 | 2/34 | 12.3 | 5.5 to 21.1 | ||
All babies with abnormal values (≤ 10th centile for gestational age) of the individual indices are classified into two groups: The first, symbolized by S, includes cases with abnormal values in a single index (the one indicated in the left hand column) and the second, symbolized by C, includes cases with abnormal values in a combination of indices (including the one indicated in the left hand column). The p values refer to the S and C groups of the individual indices. CANS, Clinical Assessment of Nutritional Status Score; BW, birth weight; MAC, mid-arm circumference; PI, ponderal index; CC, chest circumference; HC, head circumference