Table 2.

Handgrip strength (HGS) z-score adjusted for age (years) and height (cm) according to inpatient/outpatient group, malnutrition risk assigned by PYMS and dietetic assessment outcome and BMI class for sick children.

		N	HGS_z_age	HGS_z_height
Group	Surgical inpatient	105	−0.91 (1.10)	−0.74 (1.15) ∗
	Medical inpatient	343	−0.75 (1.06)	−0.71 (1.04) †
	Medical outpatient	147	−0.64 (0.96)	−0.36 (1.03) ∗ †
PYMS Malnutrition Risk	Low	286	−0.65 (1.08) ∗	−0.73 (1.23) ∗
	Medium	73	−0.96 (1.27)	−0.93 (1.42)
	High	89	−1.16 (0.97) ∗	−1.16 (1.11) ∗
Dietetic assessment outcome	Low	324	−0.74 (1.03) ∗	−0.66 (1.05) ∗
	High	33	−1.61 (1.22) ∗	−1.50 (1.08) ∗
BMI Class	Underweight	29	−1.72 (0.66) ∗ †	−1.31 (1.05) ∗ †
	Normal	498	−0.74 (1.03) ∗ ‡	−0.63 (1.05) ∗ ‡
	Obese	58	−0.34 (1.02) † ‡	−0.28 (1.14) † ‡

Data are presented as mean (SD). Within each HGS z-score column, values that share a symbol are significantly different (p < 0.05).