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Table 3 Comparison between survivors and non-survivors for clinic-laboratory data

From: Diagnostic and prognostic utility of prealbumin as a nutritional biomarker in critically ill children: a prospective cross sectional study

 

Outcome

Test

P

Survived

N = 32

Non-survivors

N = 12

  

Age

42(2–132)

11(2–108)

-1.347

0.178

Sex

Female

16(50%)

9(75%)

2.223

0.136

Male

16(50%)

3(25%)

Weight

18.0 (1.9–71.0)

7.0(3.0–30.0)

-1.952

0.041*

Height

94(45–165)

69(45–130)

-1.385

0.853

wtSD

1.30

(-8.67–21.18)

-2.135

(-8.30–11.70)

-2.135

0.033*

Grade of malnutrition

(Gomez classification)

Mild

5(15.6%)

0(0.0%)

12.788

0.005*

Moderate

2(6.3%)

0(0.0%)

Severe

6(18.8%)

9(75.0%)

no

19(59.4%)

3(25.0%)

Mental status

(Glasco Coma Score)

 ≤ 11

6(18.8%)

8(66.7%)

9.240

0.01*

11–14

7(21.9%)

1(8.3%)

15

19(59.4%)

3(25%)

Cardiovascular

HR

130 (18.4–203)

141.5 (90–168)

-0.963

0.336

SBP

103 (67–170)

96 (63–136)

-0.502

0.616

DBP

70 (37–143)

63 (37–96)

-0.924

0.356

PRISM score

Median (range)

11(4–19)

15(10–17)

-2.953

0.003*

Pre-albumin

U/ml

331.45

(62.1–1721)

304.84

(52.42–1447.9)

-0.356

0.722

  1. Quantitative variables were expressed as Median (range) and compared using Mann–Whitney test, while qualitative variables were expressed as numbers and percentages and compared using Chi-square X2 test
  2. wt weight, SD Standard deviation, SBP Systolic blood pressure, DBP Diastolic blood pressure, HR Heart rate, PRISM Paediatric Risk of Mortality
  3. *Significant at p<0.05