| CRP | Orosomucoid | Albumin | Transthyretin | |
<5 mg/l | [500 - 1200 mg/l] | [35 - 50 g/l] | [200 - 350 mg/l | ||
Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | ||
Acute undernutrition | Moderate n = 5 (9%) | 5.00 ± 0.00 | 970 ± 164 | 42.2 ± 2.53 | 228 ± 88.7 |
n = 55 (57.9%) | Severe n = 50 (91%) | 33.4 ± 42.2*** | 2084 ± 741*** | 31.6 ± 7.89*** | 119 ± 53.8* |
Chronic undernutrition | Moderate n = 5 (12.5%) | 5.60 ± 1.34 | 804 ± 339 | 35.0 ± 13.1 | 180 ± 30.8 |
n = 40 (42.1%) | Severe n = 35 (87.5%) | 38.5 ± 41.0*** | 2323 ± 638*** | 29.1 ± 7.03 | 124 ± 67.3* |