Acute malnutrition

Chronic malnutrition

Underweight

Avg ± Sd

P-value

Avg ± Sd

P-value

Avg ± Sd

P-value

Age (months)

13.89 ± 8.75

0.23

14.04 ± 9.48

0.49

13.59 ± 8.07

0.02

Weight (kg)

5.93 ± 2.11

<0.0001

5.67 ± 2.13

<0.0001

5.95 ± 1.89

<0.0001

Height (cm)

69.77 ± 11.93

0.01

65.48 ± 11.06

<0.0001

68.88 ± 10.86

<0.0001

MUAC (cm)

11.52 ± 1.56

<0.0001

11.46 ± 1.82

0.006

11.63 ± 1.53

<0.0001

HC (cm)

42.68 ± 5.03

0.2

41.62 ± 5.49

0.003

42.64 ± 4.79

0.02

TC (cm)

41.64 ± 4.96

0.004

40.77 ± 5.62

0.001

41.7 ± 4.75

<0.0001

WHZ

−3.89 ± 1.68

<0.0001

−3.36 ± 1.81

0.1

−3.54 ± 1.88

<0.0001

HAZ

−2.04 ± 2.07

<0.0001

−3.50 ± 1.42

<0.0001

−2.34 ± 2.03

<0.0001

WAZ

−3.75 ± 1.30

0.009

−3.92 ± 1.23

<0.0001

−3.72 ± 1.21

<0.0001