Table 3.

the effect of malnutrition on the outcome of children admitted to PICU

		WFH
		Normal		Wasted
		N	%	N	%	P value
MV	Yes	100	66.2%	72	78.3%	0.045
	No	51	33.8%	20	21.7%
HAI	Yes	29	19.2%	28	30.4%	0.045
	No	122	80.8%	64	69.6%
Outcome	Died	73	48.3%	52	56.5%	0.226
	Alive	78	51.7%	40	43.5%
		Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Length of ICU stay (days)		6.1	8.4	10.7	16.4	0.005
Length of MV (days)		6.1	7.9	10.3	13.2	0.012

WFH: weight for height; MV: mechanical ventilation; HAI: hospital acquired infection ICU: intensive care unit