Table 3 Nutritional status and children’s clinical diagnosis (n = 157)
variables | Nutritional status | x2 | P value | Nutritional status | x2 | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wasting | Over weight | Stunting | |||||
Cerebral palsy (CP) | 26 (34.7%) | 02 (11.8%) | 38.052 | 0.001 | 29 (32.2%) | 25.533 | 0.001 |
Cerebral palsy with Epilepsy | 24 (32%) | 02 (11.8%) | 28 (31.1%) | ||||
Epilepsy | 06 (8%) | 0 | 06 (6.7%) | ||||
Down syndrome | 02 (2.7%) | 02 (11.8%) | 09 (10%) | ||||
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) | 04 (5.3%) | 04 (23.5%) | 06 (6.7%) | ||||
ADHD | 01 (1.3%) | 03 (17.6%) | 0 | ||||
Speech delay | 08 (10.7%) | 01 (5.9%) | 05 (5.6%) | ||||
Developmental Delay | 02 (2.7%) | 02 (11.8%) | 05 (5.6%) | ||||
Intellectual Disability | 02 (2.7%) | 01 (5.9%) | 02 (2.2%) | ||||
Total | 75 (100%) | 17 (100%) | 90 (100%) | ||||