Table 2.
Patient anthropometric and laboratory data by nutritional status (n = 140)*
| Variables | SGA | Objective assessment | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not at risk of undernutrition (n = 41) | At risk of undernutrition (n = 99) | Well nourished (n = 72) | undernourished (n = 68) | |
| Weight (kg) | 20.34 ± 8.82 | 20.08 ± 7.62 | 21.53 ± 9.01 | 18.69 ± 6.42 |
| Height (cm) | 109.41 ± 19.39 | 114.13 ± 17.85 | 112.63 ± 19.00 | 112.88 ± 17.82 |
| Weight for age (%) | 99.21 ± 17.84 | 86.15 ± 14.34 | 101.19 ± 13.32 | 78.10 ± 9.91 |
| Height for age (%) | 98.49 ± 4.41 | 96.14 ± 5.71 | 99.61 ± 3.45 | 93.88 ± 5.65 |
| Weight for height (%) | 101.14 ± 14.05 | 93.27 ± 11.22 | 101.61 ± 12.77 | 89.19 ± 8.71 |
| TSF (mm) | 10.77 ± 3.28 | 9.67 ± 3.03 | 11.09 ± 3.15 | 8.83 ± 2.67 |
| MAC (cm) | 17.23 ± 2.59 | 15.95 ± 2.36 | 17.16 ± 2.60 | 15.45 ± 2.03 |
| Albumin (g dL−1) | 5.32 ± 0.43 | 5.25 ± 0.65 | 5.26 ± 0.57 | 5.29 ± 0.62 |
| Transferrin (mg dL−1) | 261.98 ± 55.65 | 238.81 ± 62.60 | 248.11 ± 60.00 | 242.93 ± 63.13 |
| Lymphocytes (cell mm−3) | 3416.16 ± 1743.90 | 3022.03 ± 1555.24 | 3161.61 ± 1573.98 | 3111.87 ± 1671.57 |
*
Data presented are means ± SD.