Table 2.
Results after 40 days and after 4 months
| Control group after 40 days (n = 21) |
Intervention group after 40 days (n = 23) |
Statistical test† p-value |
Control group after 4 months (n = 21) |
Intervention group after 4 months (n = 23) |
Statistical test† p-value |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight (kg) (SD) | 48.6 (8.5) | 47.7 (7.8) | 0.74 | 46.3 (7.6) | 46.9 (7.5) | 0.81 |
| BMI (SD) | 21.5 (4.0) | 20.5 (3.1) | 0.39 | 20.5 (3.8) | 20.2 (2.9) | 0.81 |
| MUAC (cm) (SD)* | 23.7 (3.0) | 24.3 (2.8) | 0.52 | 23.3 (3.3) | 24.1 (2.7) | 0.41 |
| Grip strength (kg) (SD) | 12.3 (6.2) | 14.7 (5.6) | 0.19 | 12.4 (5.6) | 14.8 (5.6) | 0.20 |
| Albumin (g/l) (SD) | 33.2 (4.4) | 33.9 (3.9) | 0.62 | |||
| Gait velocity (m/sec) (SD)** | 0.19 (0.21) | 0.20 (0.21) | 0.89 | 0.21 (0.24) | 0.27 (0.24) | 0.48 |
| Barthel Index (SD) | 56.0 (35.0) | 66.3 (29.5) | 0.31 | 58.0 (35.8) | 60.3 (35.8) | 0.84 |
* MUAC= mid upper arm circumference
** Gait velocity measured as how many seconds to finish 2.44 m walk, with those unable to walk calculated as 0 m/sec.
† T-test or Mann-Whitney Test between control and intervention group