Table 2.

Mid-Arm circumference (MAC) and Triceps skinfold thickness (TSFT) z-scores over time

	Successful HPE			Unsuccessful HPE
Visit	N	Mean (SD)	P-value Compared to standard normal	N	Mean (SD)	P-value Compared to standard normal
MAC
Baseline	7	−1.35 (1.15)	0.0178	3	−1.20 (0.19)	0.0124
1 Month	25	−1.60 (1.29)	< 0.001	34	−1.86 (0.98)	< 0.001
2 Month	45	−1.17 (1.05)	< 0.001	39	−1.60 (1.32)	< 0.001
3 Month	56	−1.17 (1.17)	< 0.001	43	−1.72 (1.12)	< 0.001
6 Month	51	−0.54 (1.28)	0.0044	26	−1.65 (1.12)	< 0.001
1 Year	53	−0.14 (1.36)	> 0.25	13	−0.89 (0.95)	0.021
18 Month	42	0.38 (1.29)	0.0577
2 Year	23	0.58 (1.06)	0.0065
TSFT
Baseline	8	−2.95 (1.10)	< 0.001	3	−2.14 (1.25)	0.0122
1 Month	23	−2.90 (1.22)	< 0.001	30	−2.33 (1.40)	< 0.001
2 Month	42	−2.17 (1.33)	< 0.001	36	−2.37 (1.52)	< 0.001
3 Month	50	−1.56 (1.55)	< 0.001	40	−2.43 (1.55)	< 0.001
6 Month	50	−0.73 (1.64)	< 0.001	24	−1.50 (1.72)	< 0.001
1 Year	51	−0.19 (1.55)	0.0358	11	−0.09 (1.59)	> 0.25
18 Month	40	0.28 (1.52)	0.0096
2 Year	21	0.51 (1.31)	0.0542

MAC = Mid-Arm circumference; HPE = Hepatoportoenterostomy; TSFT = Triceps skinfold thickness