Table 4 Anthropometric characteristics of the children who completed the study at baseline and after receiving RUTF 5 times per week for 4 weeks

Weight (kg)

12.46 (± 1.56)

13.1 (± 1.59)

<0.001

Height (cm)

96.49 (± 6.61)

97.14 (± 6.65)

<0.001

WAZ (z-score)

−2.12 (± 0.63)

−1.77 (± 0.61)

<0.001

HAZ (z-score)

−1.55 (±0.87)

−1.50 (± 0.87)

0.003

WHZ (z-score)

−1.81 (±0.49)

−1.33 (± 0.46)

<0.001

MUAC (cm)

13.80 (± 0.56)

14.32 (± 0.64)

<0.001