Impact of nutritional status on the outcome of critically ill pediatric patients

Table 2 Multivariate logistic regression analysis to assess the relationship between malnutrition and outcome variables

Outcome	SAM	P value	MAM	P value
	Adjusted OR (95%CI)1		Adjusted OR (95%CI)1
Mortality	1.21 (0.68-2.16)	0.521	1.14 (0.55-2.36)	0.720
Prolonged PICU stay2	2.87 (1.63-5.04)	< 0.001	1.75 (1.02-3.01)	0.042
Prolonged hospital stay2	2.41 (1.38-4.21)	0.002	1.62 (0.96-2.74)	0.070
Prolonged ventilation3	3.25 (1.82-5.79)	< 0.001	1.96 (1.13-3.39)	0.016

¹Adjusted for age, gender, pediatric risk mortality score, and inotrope score at admission.

²Prolonged pediatric intensive care unit stay: > 5 days.

²Prolonged hospital stay: > 10 days.

³Prolonged mechanical ventilation: > 3 days.

OR: Odds ratio; SAM: Severe acute malnutrition; MAM: Moderate acute malnutrition; PICU: Pediatric intensive care unit.