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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of groups

From: The effect of short-term high versus normal protein intake on whole-body protein synthesis and balance in children following cardiac surgery: a randomized double-blind controlled clinical trial

 

NP

HP

 

(n = 9)

(n = 11)

Boys/girls

3/6

5/6

Age (mo)

12 (3 to 15)

7 (3 to 14)

Body weight (kg)

7.5 (4.4 to 12.0)

7.1 (3.6 to 9.1)

Body weight (SDS)

−2.2 (−4.4 to 0.8)

−2.1 (−4.1 to 0)

Height (SDS)

−1.3 (−3.2 to 2.1)

−1.0 (−1.9 to 1.3)

Weight for height (SDS)

−1.0 (−2.8 to 0.1)

−1.7 (−2.9 to 0.6)

Diagnosis:

  

VSD

5

4

ASD I

2

2

VSD + ASD II

1

3

pAVSD

1

2

Preop O2 saturation (%)

99 (94–100)

98 (96–100)

  1. Values are presented as number of subjects or median (range)
  2. There were no statistically significant differences between groups (Mann–Whitney U test)
  3. NP normal protein (2 g · kg−1 · d−1) diet, HP high protein (5 g · kg−1 · d−1) diet, SDS standard deviation score, VSD ventricular septal defect, ASD I atrial septal defect type 1, ASD II atrial septal defect type 2, pAVSD partial atrioventricular septal defect