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Fig. 4

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

Fig. 4

Forest plot by region comparing Odds ratios of the risk of death of M-muac v M-whz. Maras Marasmus (M-muac vs M-whz); Kwash nutritional oedema (K-muac vs K-whz); IPF In-patient Facility; OTP Out-patient Treatment Program; SFC Supplementary Feeding Center; DRC Democratic Republic of Congo. The countries contributing data from each region are given in Additional file 2: Table S3. The statistical data are given in Additional file 4: Table S4 and the sensitivity analysis in Additional file 5: Table S5. Please note that the data for OTP West Africa has been omitted from this plot due to issues of presentation, but the data including this program is given in the additional files. In each of the forest plots “favours WHZ” indicates that the Odds ratio for death is higher in children with WHZ < −3Z than with a MUAC of < 115 mm; “favours MUAC” indicates that the Odds ratio for children with a MUAC < 115 mm is higher than those with WHZ < −3Z

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