Table 3. Multivariable logistic regression variables associated with death in children with severe malnutrition and diarrhoea at admission.

		Model including MUAC		Model excluding MUAC
Variable	Odds Ratio	95% Confidence Interval	P value	Odds Ratio	95% Confidence Interval	P value
Bacteraemia	6.1	2.3, 16.3	<0.001	6.7	2.5,17.8	<0.001
Hyponatraemia	4.6	2.0, 10.6	<0.001	4.9	2.2, 11.1	<0.001
MUAC <10 cm	3.5	1.9, 6.5	<0.001
Hypoxia	2.6	1.1, 6.1	0.033	2.5	1.1,5.8	0.03
Hypokalaemia	2.5	1.3, 4.6	0.004	2.3	1.3, 4.2	0.007
Oedema	2.1	1.1, 4.0	0.019	1.9	1.0,3.4	0.045

Different models with and without low MUAC were tested because MUAC has been reported to vary with hydration status.