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Table 5 Prognostic indicators of protein-energy malnutrition

From: Under-five Protein Energy Malnutrition Admitted at the University of In Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu: a 10 year retrospective review

Prognostic indicator

Kwash (%)

UWM (%)

MK (%)

Marasmus (%)

Unclassified (%)

P-value

Mean no of complications

2.06

2.00

1.83

1.67

1.26

P < 0.05

Mean hospitalization days

19.15

14.55

16.2

14.52

16.33

0.866

Mortality rate

12 (30)

1 (5.9)

8 (53. 3)

27 (36.5)

36 (54.5)

0.002

  1. Kwash = Kwashiokor; UWM = Underweight malnutrition, MK = Marasmic kwashiokor. The table shows some prognostic indicators: mean number of complications, mean hospitalization days and mortality rates of the various types of PEM.
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