Table 5. The association between the socioeconomic level of the enrolled children and their malnutrition in malnourished children attending outpatient clinic of pediatric dentistry department, Cairo University (N=54).

Type of Malnutrition	Socioeconomic Score Median (IQR) *
Overweight or obese	49.5 (42 – 62.3)
Stunted	39.5 (34 – 53.8)
Underweight and stunted	43 (37.5 – 54.3)
Wasted	43 (32 – 48.5)
P value **	0.142

^*IQR: Interquartile Range.

^**P value is significant if < 0.05.