Table 1.
Clinical and laboratory data of the studied patients with PEM compared with controls
| Variant | Age (months) | Weight (kg) | Height (cm) | BMI (wt/ht2) | Na (m eq/l) | K (m eq/l) | Ca (mg/dl) | Total protein (g/dl) | Albumin (g/dl) | Hg (g/dl) | WBCs (×103/μl) | cTnT (ng/ml) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients (n=45) | 11.24±7.88 | 5.4±1.6 | 63.4±8.93 | 13.33±2.19 | 137.4±5.23 | 3.82±0.54 | 8.64±1.25 | 61.43±9.68 | 34.38±8.4 | 9.39±1.6 | 10.52±4.23 | 0.01±0.01 |
| Controls (n=25) | 10.78±6.29 | 8.97±2.26 | 74.8±9.54 | 15.81±2.28 | 139.64±3.1 | 3.88±0.454 | 9.15±1.0 | 70.61±7.34 | 40.14±11.91 | 12.53±1.1 | 8.83±3.6 | 0.009±0.001 |
| P-value | NS | <0.005* | <0.005* | <0.005* | NS | NS | <0.005* | <0.005* | 0.025* | <0.005* | <0.005* | 0.007* |
PEM, Protein–energy malnutrition; BMI, body mass index; Na, serum sodium; K, serum potassium; Ca, serum calcium; Hg, hemoglobin level; WBCs, total leucocytic count; cTnT, cardiac troponin T. Quantitative variables are expressed as mean±standard deviation. Student’s t-test was used.
*
statistically significant result. NS, non-significant result