Table 1.

nutritional status of the children at admission to pediatric ICU

		N (%)
WFH and BMI for age	Obese	5 (2%)
	Overweight	10(4.1%)
	Risk of overweight	12 (4.9%)
	Wasted	47 (19.3%)
	Severely wasted	45 (18.5%)
	Normal	124 (51%)
WFA	Underweight	39 (18.8%)
	Severely underweight	57 (27.4%)
	Normal	112 (53.8%)
HFA	Stunted	54 (22.2%)
	Severely stunted	57 (23.5%)
	Normal	132 (54.3%)

IUC: intensive care unit; BMI: body mass index; WFA: weight for age; HFA: height for age; WFH: weight for height;