Table 5 Median nutritional recovery time of SAM children by Anthropometric characteristics, Southern, Ethiopia, 2013/14 (N = 420)
Characteristics | Number (%) | Median recovery time | log rank X 2−value | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Estimate | 95 % CI | |||||
Malnutrition | ||||||
Edematous malnutrition | 210 (50 %) | 22 | 20.5 | 23.5 | ||
Severe wasting | 210 (50 %) | 29 | 28.1 | 29.9 | 77.23 | 0.0001 |
MUAC (cm) | ||||||
≤ 10.6 | 214 (51 %) | 27 | 25.8 | 28.2 | ||
> 10.6 | 206 (49 %) | 24 | 22.8 | 25.2 | 19.06 | 0.0001 |
Weight (kg) | ||||||
≤ 6.16 | 243 (57.9 %) | 27 | 26.1 | 28.0 | ||
> 6.16 | 177 (42.1 %) | 24 | 22.4 | 25.6 | 9.81 | 0.002 |
Length/Height (cm) | ||||||
≤ 71.1 | 258 (61.4 %) | 27 | 26.1 | 27.9 | ||
> 71.1 | 162 (38.6 %) | 23 | 21.3 | 24.7 | 8.22 | 0.004 |