Table 3. Treatment response of recovered children admitted by MUAC, with breakdown by MUAC category, Yako and Titao nutritional program, Burkina Faso, September 2007–March 2009.

	MUAC <100 mm (n = 1,105)	MUAC 100–110 mm (n = 5,301)	MUAC 112–114 mm (n = 4,813)	MUAC 116–118 mm (n = 10,875)	Total (n = 22,094)	P value for trend
Average weight gain, g/kg/day	8.0±4.3	6.1±7.3	5.3±2.9	4.7±4.9	5.4±5.3	<0.001
Average length of stay, days	46.6±22.0	50.6±24.5	52.9±25.9	56.6±28.0	53.9±27.7	<0.001
Average MUAC gain, mm/day	0.66±0.31	0.48±0.27	0.42±0.25	0.37±0.23	0.42±0.26	<0.001