TABLE 2.
Anthropometric and laboratory data of participants
| SCA(n = 45–52), mean (SD) | Comparisons (n = 37–41), mean (SD) | d | P-valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Height (cm) | 131.70 (13.60) | 138.53 (12.45) | −0.52 | 0.016 |
| BMI | 14.60 (1.64) | 17.13 (4.42) | −0.76 | 0.001 |
| WFAZ | −0.88 (1.44) | 0.24 (1.11) | −0.88 | <0.001 |
| HFAZ | −0.28 (1.25) | 0.56 (1.14) | −0.70 | 0.001 |
| Peripheral oxygen saturation (%) | 96.56 (2.56) | 98.08 (1.32) | −0.75 | <0.001 |
WFAZ, weight-for-age Z scores; HFAZ, height-for-Age Z scores. Effect sizes (Cohen’s d) were calculated by dividing the difference of two sample means by the pooled standard deviation of the two groups. Both groups include subjects who had missing data for each variable.
a
Independent sample t-test.