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Table 1 Correlation matrix among characteristics of patients with severe malnutrition with respect to development of refeeding hypophosphatemia

From: Body mass index and blood urea nitrogen to creatinine ratio predicts refeeding hypophosphatemia of anorexia nervosa patients with severe malnutrition

 

Age

Sex

Restrictive subtype

Body Mass Index

Hemoglobin

Albumin

Serum potassium level

BUN/Cr ratio

Serum phosphorus level at admission

Total energy/kg

Rate of weight gain

Intravenous phosphorus administration

Age

1

           

Sex

−0.32

1.00

          

Restrictive subtype

0.26

0.11

1.00

         

Body Mass Index

−0.01

0.03

0.46

1.00

        

Hemoglobin

−0.23

−0.14

−0.18

0.03

1.00

       

Albumin

−0.21

0.04

0.07

0.17

0.43

1.00

      

Serum potassium level

0.18

0.16

0.50

0.27

0.03

0.25

1.00

     

BUN/Cr ratio

0.29

0.21

0.23

−0.22

−0.04

−0.14

0.23

1.00

    

Serum phosphorus level at admission

−0.01

−0.03

− 0.23

−0.14

0.36

0.05

0.07

0.13

1.00

   

Total energy/kg

0.02

−0.16

−0.16

−0.35

− 0.11

0.01

0.00

0.04

−0.26

1.00

  

Rate of weight gain

−0.25

−0.12

− 0.42

−0.08

0.19

0.07

−0.32

−0.29

− 0.11

0.11

1.00

 

Intravenous phosphorus administration

0.16

−0.06

0.17

0.04

0.02

−0.23

−0.10

0.18

0.08

−0.58

0.02

1.00