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Table 4 Correlation of biochemical and hematological parameters with anthropometric indicators in chronic liver disease patients

From: Anthropometric, biochemical and clinical assessment of malnutrition among Egyptian children with chronic liver diseases: a single institutional cross-sectional study

 

Anthropometric Indicatorsǂ

WAZ

HAZ/ LAZ

WT/Ht (WT/LZ)

MUCZ

TSFZ

UAAZ

AMAZ

AFAZ

CB

−0.459

− 0.152

− 0.367

− 0.537

−0.469

− 0.530

−0.496

− 0.523

< 0.001*

0.213

0.002*

< 0.001*

< 0.001*

< 0.001*

< 0.001*

< 0.001*

UCB

−0.478

−0.237

− 0.339

− 0.452

−0.421

− 0.423

−0.357

−.449

< 0.001*

0.050*

0.004*

< 0.001*

< 0.001*

< 0.001*

0.003*

< 0.001*

Albumin

0.373

0.302

0.172

0.474

0.412

0.472

0.414

.363

0.002*

0.012*

0.157

< 0.001*

< 0.001*

< 0.001*

< 0.001*

0.002*

INR

−0.302

−0.051

−0.270

− 0.311

− 0.316

− 0.305

−0.247

−.305

0.012*

0.678

0.025*

0.009*

.008*

0.011*

0.023*

0.011*

ALT

0.215

0.267

0.128

0.122

−0.002

0.071

0.080

0.041

0.075

0.026*

0.295

0.316

0.986

0.561

0.512

0.736

GGT

0.131

−0.073

−0.047

0.262

−0.059

−0.259

− 0.318

−0.182

0.284

0.553

0.702

0.030*

0.632

0.031*

0.008*

0.135

Hemoglobin

0.2

0.05

0.29

0.47

0.479

0.436

0.068

0.425

0.07

0.7

0.04*

< 0.001*

< 0.001*

0.002*

0.006*

0.002*

TLC

−0.310

−0.063

−0.397

−0.290

−0.379

− 0.402

−0.087

− 0.1391

0.028*

0.664

0.004*

0.041*

0.007*

0.004*

0.551

0.341

  1. AFAZ arm fat area z score; AMAZ arm muscle area z score; ALP Alkaline phosphatase; ALT Alanine aminotransferase; AST Aspartate aminotransferase; CB conjugated bilirubin; GGT gamma glutamyl transferase; HAZ Height for age z score; HCZ head circumference z score (only for children < 2 years); IGF-1 Insulin Growth Factor-1; INR international normalized unit; MUCZ mid-upper arm circumference z score; R Correlation coefficient; TLC Total leucocytic count; TSFZ triceps skinfold z score; WAZ Weight for age z score; W/HZ Weight/Height z score; UAAZ upper arm area z score; UCB unconjugated bilirubin; 25(OH)D 25-hydroxy vitamin D. P value is significant < 0.05; highly significant at < 0.001. ǂ All anthropometric indicators are calculated for age