Table 1.
Demographics of sample according to weight Z-score category
| All | Normal (n = 11) | Moderately malnourished (n = 15) | Severely malnourished (n = 14) | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gestation (weeks) | 33 ± 4.86 | 36 ± 1.81 | 32 ± 6.06 | 31 ± 4.07 | 0.03 | |
| Gender | Male | 22 (55 %) | 3 (27 %) | 9 (60 %) | 8 (57 %) | 0.20 |
| Female | 18 (45 %) | 8 (73 %) | 6 (40 %) | 6 (43 %) | ||
| Age at surgery (days) | 10 (0–220) | 2 (0–220) | 14 (1–87) | 11 (1–212) | 0.59 | |
| Diagnosis | Hirschsprung’s | 4 (10 %) | 0 | 0 | 4 (31 %) | |
| Necrotizing enterocolitis | 12 (30 %) | 1 (8 %) | 8 (53 %) | 3 (23 %) | ||
| Imperforate anus | 8 (20 %) | 4 (33 %) | 2 (13 %) | 2 (15 %) | ||
| Malrotation | 3 (8 %) | 1 (8 %) | 2 (13 %) | 0 | ||
| Meconium ileus | 5 (13 %) | 1 (8 %) | 0 | 4 (31 %) | ||
| Neurogenic bowel disorders | 2 (5 %) | 2 (17 %) | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gastroschisis | 1 (3 %) | 1 (8 %) | 0 | 0 | ||
| Non-GI | 5 (13 %) | 2 (17 %) | 3 (20 %) | 0 | ||
| Surgery | Ileostomy | 29 (73 %) | 5 (45 %) | 10 (67 %) | 14 (100 %) | |
| Colostomy | 7 (18 %) | 3 (27 %) | 4 (27 %) | 0 | ||
| Cystostomy | 4 (10 %) | 3 (27 %) | 1 (7 %) | 0 |
Normally distributed continuous data presented as mean ± (SD), non-normally distributed continuous data is presented as median (range). Categorical data is presented as n (%). Chi-square and ANOVA were used to produce p-values
Non-GI non-gastroenterological disease