Table 1 General characteristics of the population
Variables | Total (n = 139) |
|---|---|
Age (months) | 30.5 ± 19.0 |
Sex (%) | |
Boys | 67 (48.2) |
Girls | 72 (51.8) |
Nationality (%) | |
Colombian | 106 (76.3) |
Venezuelan | 32 (23.0) |
Egyptian | 1 (0.7) |
Reason for admission (%) | |
Abandonment | 18 (12.9) |
Sexual Abuse | 26 (18.7) |
Neglect due to negligence | 66 (47.5) |
Child of a teenage mother in protection | 5 (3.6) |
Domestic abuse | 24 (17.2) |
Weight (kg) | 12.7 ± 4.9 |
Height (cm) | 86.7 ± 16.5 |
Diagnostic weight/height (%) | |
Under | 6 (4.3) |
Normal | 110 (79.1) |
Elevated | 23 (16.5) |
Diagnosis height/age (%) | |
Normal | 96 (69.1) |
Growth retardation | 43 (30.9) |
Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 12.2 ± 0.5 |