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From: Severely malnourished children with a low weight-for-height have a higher mortality than those with a low mid-upper-arm-circumference: I. Empirical data demonstrates Simpson’s paradox

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Relative Risks of death (RR) of children with SAM aged 6–60 months by diagnostic criteria and treatment program. The relative risks of death are calculated against marasmic children by MUAC only (M-muac). The error bars are the 95% confidence intervals. IPF In-patient Facility; OTP Out-patient Treatment Program; M-muac MUAC < 115 mm with WHZ ≥ −3Z and no oedema; M-whz WHZ < −3Z with MUAC ≥115 mm and no oedema; M-both MUAC < 115 mm & WHZ < −3Z and no oedema; Kwash nutritional oedema/Kwashiorkor without meeting either MUAC or WHZ criteria; K-muac oedema & MUAC < 115 mm with WHZ ≥ −3Z; K-whz oedema & WHZ < −3Z with MUAC ≥115 mm; K-both oedema & MUAC < 115 mm & WHZ < −3Z; RR Relative Risk of death

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Nutrition Journal

ISSN: 1475-2891

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