Table 1.
Clinical assessment.
| Variable | Age group | Test of significance χ2 | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (n = 153) | <10 (n = 80) | ≥10 (n = 73) | |||
| Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | |||
| Skin condition | |||||
| Normal | 113 (73.9%) | 60 (75.0%) | 53 (72.6%) | 0.114 | 0.736 |
| Abnormal | 40 (26.1%) | 20 (25.0%) | 20 (27.4%) | ||
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| Hair condition | |||||
| Healthy | 144 (94.1%) | 78 (97.5%) | 66 (90.4%) | 3.465 | 0.063 |
| Abnormal | 9 (5.9%) | 2 (2.5%) | 7 (6.9%) | ||
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| Muscle wasting | |||||
| No | 149 (97.4%) | 79 (98.8%) | 70 (95.9%) | 1.226 | 0.348 |
| Yes | 4 (2.6%) | 1 (1.3%) | 3 (4.1%) | ||
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| Edema | |||||
| No | 153 (100.0%) | 80 (100.0%) | 73 (100.0%) | — | — |
| Yes | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
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| Bowing of legs or knock knees | |||||
| No | 149 (97.4%) | 77 (96.3%) | 72 (98.6%) | 0.489 | 0.622 |
| Yes | 4 (2.6%) | 3 (3.8%) | 1 (1.4%) | ||
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| Mucus membranes | |||||
| Normal | 144 (94.1%) | 79 (98.8%) | 65 (89.0%) | 6.499∗ | 0.014∗ |
| Abnormal | 9 (5.9%) | 1 (1.3%) | 8 (11%) | ||
χ 2: chi-square test.
∗Statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05.