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