Analysis and prediction of protein-energy malnutrition in children aged 8-10 years.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify independent risk factors for protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) in children aged 8-10 years and to develop and validate a nomogram model for estimating PEM risk.

Methods

In this retrospective study, a cohort of 1,412 children from The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, spanning January 2022 to December 2023, was identified. Participants were randomly classified into a training set (n=988) and a validation set (n=424). Patients in the training set were divided into normal (n=667) and PEM (n=321) groups. Data collection involved demographic, sociological, physical, and biochemical assessments. Independent risk factors for PEM were identified using univariate and multivariate logistic regression. A nomogram risk model was constructed

SUBMITTER: Deng Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11558431 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature