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Characteristic of the children who underwent PEG tube insertion.
| Variable | Female Median (IQR) |
Male Median (IQR) |
P * |
|---|---|---|---|
| Body mass (kg) | 22 (15, 29) | 19 (11, 34) | |
| Body height (cm) | 127 (100, 130) | 119 (91, 139) | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 14.2 (13, 17) | 15 (12, 19) | |
| z-score for body mass (kg) | −1.7 (−3.9, 0.52) | −0.30 (−4, 0.53) | 0.583 |
| z-score for body height (cm) | −1.5 (−2.8, −0.18) | −1 (−2, 0.96) | 0.768 |
| z-score for BMI (kg/m2) | −2 (−3, 0.28) | −0.67 (−4.2, 0.4) | 0.894 |
* Mann–Whitney test, BMI–body mass index.
