Table 4.

Frequency of protein-energy wasting in relation to diagnosis

Diagnosis	Weight < P3	Ratio* <0.85
Heart disease	39 (40.2%)	57 (58.8%)
Sepsis	8 (23.5%)	17 (50%)
ESRD	10 (59.9%)	14 (82.4%)
Other (inborn errors of metabolism, abdominal surgery, hemolytic uremic syndrome, tumor lysis syndrome)	4 (15.3%)	9 (34.6%)
p value	0.047	0.092

* Real weight/P50 ratio.

ESRD, end-stage renal disease.