Validity of Nutritional Screening Tools for Hospitalized Children

Table 2

Malnutrition prevalence based on the underlying disease.

Underlying disease	Severe malnutrition	Moderate malnutrition	Total ()
Oncology disorder	6	5	11
Infection disease	3	6	9
Neurological disorder	1	1	2
Neurological disorder with infection disease	2	1	3
Neurological disorder with respiratory condition	2	0	2
Gastrointestinal disease	1	1	2
Renal disease	1	0	1
Cardiology disease	0	1	1
Respiratory disorder	0	2	2