Table 3.

Between-group comparison of changes in nutritional parameters and GMFM scores.

Nutritional parameters	Changes	Formula group (n = 54)	Control group (n = 56)	p
Weight (kg)	Δ(Visit 1–Baseline)	0.80 (0.58–1.20)	0.65 (0.43–1.00)	0.039
	Δ(Visit 2–Baseline)	1.60 (1.08–2.00)	1.10 (0.83–1.48)	<0.001
Height (cm)	Δ(Visit 1–Baseline)	3.00 (1.45–4.00)	2.15 (1.00–3.78)	0.365
	Δ(Visit 2–Baseline)	5.00 (3.00–6.28)	3.75 (2.40–5.98)	0.209
Weight-for-height z-score	Δ(Visit 1–Baseline)	0.19 (−0.17–0.64)	0.19 (−0.25–0.65)	0.864
	Δ(Visit 2–Baseline)	0.55 (0.02–1.06)	0.30 (−0.05–0.93)	0.315
Weight-for-age z-score	Δ(Visit 1–Baseline)	0.20 (−0.02–0.50)	0.16 (−0.04–0.39)	0.367
	Δ(Visit 2–Baseline)	0.35 (0.06–0.74)	0.16 (−0.17–0.42)	0.024
Height-for-age z-score	Δ(Visit 1–Baseline)	0.13 (−0.22–0.49)	0.05 (−0.36–0.53)	0.588
	Δ(Visit 2–Baseline)	0.15 (−0.31–0.50)	0.00 (−0.47–0.43)	0.650
Body mass index-for-age z-score	Δ(Visit 1–Baseline)	0.22 (−0.19–0.70)	0.15 (−0.35–0.65)	0.411
	Δ(Visit 2–Baseline)	0.40 (−0.06–0.94)	0.18 (−0.31–0.91)	0.093
Gross Motor Function Measure	Δ(Visit 1–Baseline)	3.02 (1.06–6.17)	1.48 (0.48–4.06)	0.021
	Δ(Visit 2–Baseline)	6.29 (4.28–12.97)	2.92 (0.91–6.16)	<0.001

Values are presented as median. IQR, interquartile range.

Analyzed by the Mann–Whitney U-test (bold values represent p < 0.05).