Table 3 Nutritional status of children during acute visits to the clinic according to illness severity
|  | All acute visits (N = 21,278) | Non-severe (N = 20,317) | Severe illness (N = 961) | P value (severe vs non-severe) | Last visit before death (N = 50) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean WHZ (SD) | −0.70 (1.20) | −0.66 (1.17) | −1.48 (1.47) | < 0.001a | −1.45 (1.65)c |
All wasting | 2405/20,478 (11.7%) | 2114/19,554 (10.8%) | 291/924 (31.5%) | < 0.001b | 11/30 (36.7%)c |
Moderate wasting | 1923/20,478 (9.4%) | 1761//19,554 (9.0%) | 162/924 (17.5%) | < 0.001 b | 4/30 (13.3%)c |
Severe wasting | 482/20,478 (2.4%) | 353/19,554 (1.8%) | 129/924 (14.0%) | < 0.001 b | 7/30 (23.3%)c |
Mean HAZ (SD) | −1.21 (1.30) | −1.21 (1.28) | −1.34 (1.59) | 0.001a | −2.17 (1.27) |
All stunting | 4389/20,545 (21.4%) | 4143/19,614 (21.1%) | 246/931 (26.4%) | < 0.001 b | 27/50 (54.0%) |
Moderate stunting | 3345/20,545 (16.3%) | 3179/19,614 (16.2%) | 166/931 (17.9%) | 0.17 b | 13/50 (26.0%) |
Severe stunting | 1043/20,545 (5.1%) | 964/19,614 (4.9%) | 79/931 (8.5%) | < 0.001 b | 14/50 (28.0%) |
Mean WAZ (SD) | −1.21 (1.08) | −1.19 (1.06) | −1.73 (1.26) | < 0.001a | −2.49 (1.55) |
All underweight | 4519/20605 (21.9%) | 4164/19,686 (21.2%) | 355/919 (38.6%) | < 0.001 b | 28/48 (60.9%) |
Moderate underweight | 3529/20605 (17.1%) | 3321/19,696 (16.9%) | 208/919 (22.6%) | < 0.001 b | 10/48 (21.7%) |
Severe underweight | 990/20605 (4.8%) | 843/19,686 (4.3%) | 147/919 (16.0%) | < 0.001 b | 18/48 (39.1%) |