Table III.
Spearman correlation between nutritional status and severity and age of children with cerebral palsy
| Undernutrition |
Overnutrition |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | p-value | r | p-value | |
| GMFCS | 0.415 | < 0.001 | 0.062 | 0.138 |
| EDACS | 0.296 | < 0.001 | –0.043 | 0.312 |
| SGNA | 0.605 | < 0.001 | –0.004 | 0.928 |
| Social life ability | –0.312 | < 0.001 | –0.044 | 0.292 |
| Age | 0.025 | 0.405 | 0.288 | < 0.001 |
EDACS: Eating and Drinking Ability Classification System; GMFCS: Gross Motor Function Classification System; r: correlation coefficient; SGNA: Subjective Global Nutritional Assessment.