Table 4 Relationship between PYMS and BMI for age Z-score by Pearson Chi Square in all the studied patients (N = 93)
BMI for age value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Severe malnutrition | Moderate malnutrition | Not malnourished | Total | P-value | ||
PYMS | Low-risk | 2 (10.0%) | 6 (50.0%) | 36 (63.2%) | 44 (49.4%) | |
Moderate risk | 2 (10.0%) | 3 (25.0%) | 14 (24.6%) | 19 (21.3%) | < 0.001 | |
High-risk | 16 (80.0%) | 3 (25.0%) | 7 (12.3%) | 26 (29.2%) | ||
Total | 20 (100.0%) | 12 (100.0%) | 57 (100.0%) | 89 (100.0%) | ||