TABLE 2.

Results of univariate and multivariate analyses of factors affecting weight loss ≥ 5%.

Univariate analysis
Variables		OR (95% CI)	P-value
Age at admission	<5 years old vs. ≥5 years old	1.125 (0.459–2.758)	0.797
Sex	Female vs. Male	1.684 (0.679–4.180)	0.261
Diagnosis	Non-malignant diseases vs. Malignant diseases	0.615 (0.253–1.499)	0.285
Donor status	Unrelated vs. Related	3.125 (1.221–8.00)	0.018
Conditioning chemotherapy	Reduced intensity vs. Myeloablative	0.766 (0.286–2.055)	0.597
BMI at admission	Underweight vs. Average weight or Overweight	0.394 (0.074–2.085)	0.273
Oral mucositis	Positive vs. Negative	3.273 (1.266–8.458)	0.014
SCAN at admission	Scores ≥ 3 vs. Scores < 3	6.000 (1.908–18.867)	0.002
aGVHD	II-IV vs. 0-I	11.562 (4.009–33.345)	<0.001
Duration of corticosteroid		1.032 (1.012–1.052)	0.001
Multivariate analysis
SCAN at admission	Scores ≥ 3 vs. Scores < 3	4.474 (1.215–16.472)	0.024
aGVHD	II-IV vs. 0-I	9.915 (3.302–29.771)	<0.001

Duration of corticosteroid is linear categories. SCAN, nutrition screening tool for childhood cancer; Grade II-IV aGVHD, moderate and severe acute graft versus host disease; and Grade 0-I aGVHD, none and mild acute graft versus host disease.