Table 4.

Malnutritional characteristics at baseline of children with chronic kidney disease, by aortic dilatation status.

Variable	No aortic dilatation N= 471	Aortic dilatation N= 30	pvalue
Low total cholesterol	1.5% (7)	3.3% (1)	0.395
Low serum albumin	5.5% (26)	6.7% (2)	0.682
Low transferrin	0.4% (1)	0% (0)	1.000
High c-reactive protein	15.5% (68)	20.8% (5)	0.562
Any biochemical abnormality PEW	20.2% (95)	26.7% (8)	0.361
Reduced body mass PEW	33.1% (156)	36.7% (11)	0.693
Reduced muscle mass PEW	33.8% (149)	46.7% (14)	0.167
Decreased appetite PEW	13.6% (63)	20% (6)	0.288
Poor growth PEW	30.8% (145)	46.7% (14)	0.103
PEW counts			0.027
PEW count = 0	25.7% (121)	20% (6)
PEW count = 1	35.7% (168)	30% (9)
PEW count = 2	25.1% (118)	16.7% (5)
PEW count = 3	11.3% (53)	20% (6)
PEW count = 4	2.1% (10)	13.3% (4)
PEW count = 5	0.2% (1)	0% (0)
Standard PEW definitiona	6.8% (32)	16.7% (5)	0.061
Modified PEW definitionb	13.6% (64)	33.3% (10)	0.007

PEW = protein energy wasting

^aStandard PEW definition based on four domains: abnormal biochemistry, reduced body mass, reduced muscle mass, and decreased appetite.

^bModified PEW definition based on five domains: abnormal biochemistry, reduced body mass, reduced muscle mass, decreased appetite and poor growth.