Table 1 Anthropometric characteristics upon admission, discharge, and relapse till the end of follow-up
Follow-up milestone | Upon Admission (N = 108) | Upon Discharge | Upon Relapse as SAM (N = 35) | Upon last Follow-Up for non-relapsing children (N = 73) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All children (N = 108) | Children relapsing as SAM (N = 35) | Children not relapsing as SAM (N = 73) | p | |||||
Sex | Girls (%) | 53.7 | 53.7 | 42.9 | 58.9 | 0.12 | 42.9 | 58.9 |
Age (in months) | mean (SD) < 24months (%) | 22.0 (13.2) 72.2 | 24.5 (13.1) 58.3 | 23.8 (12.8) 60 | 24.9 (13.4) 58.9 | 0.70 0,91 | 26.1 (12.9) 57.1 | 31.1 (13.5) 31.5 |
WHZ | mean (SD) <-2 (%) | -3.3 (0.5) 96.3 | -1.9 (0.6) 49.1 | -2.2 (0.5) 68.6 | -1.7 (0.6) 39.7 | < 0.001 0.005 | -3.2 (0.3) 100 | -1.8 (0.7) 49.3 |
HAZ | mean (SD) <-2 (%) | -2.0 (1.2) 47.7 | -2.2 (1.1) 56.5 | -2.4 (1.2) 57.1 | -2.1 (1.0) 56.2 | 0.25 0.92 | -2.2 (1.1) 54.3 | -2.1 (1.0) 53.4 |
MUAC (mm) | Mean (SD) < 125 mm | 120.0 (7.7) 70.4 | 128.2 (7.4) 33.3 | 126.0 (6.8) 42.9 | 129.3 (7.5) 28.8 | 0.03 0.15 | 120.7 (5.6) 74.3 | 131.2 (6.4) 9.6 |
Type of SAM diagnosis | WHZ-only (%) MUAC-only (%) Both criteria (%) | 72.2 7.4 20.4 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 82.8 8.6 8.6 | NA |
Type of MAM diagnosis | WHZ-only (%) MUAC-only (%) Both criteria (%) Not MAM (%) | NA | 30.6 14.8 18.5 36.1 | 37.2 11.4 31.4 20.0 | 27.4 16.4 12.3 43.9 | 0.30 0.49 0.02 0.02 | NA | 45.2 5.5 4.1 45.2 |