| 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 |