TABLE 1.
Characteristics of children who successfully recovered from MAM and were enrolled in the 1-y follow-up study1
| CSB++ | Soy RUSF | Soy/whey RUSF | P value | |
| n | 653 | 647 | 667 | |
| Female, n (%) | 396 (61) | 396 (61) | 413 (62) | 0.89 |
| Age, mo | 21.0 ± 11.2 | 20.6 ± 10.9 | 20.6 ± 11.3 | 0.78 |
| MUAC, cm | 12.5 ± 0.9 | 12.5 ± 0.9 | 12.7 ± 0.9 | <0.001 |
| WHZ | −1.65 ± 0.47 | −1.63 ± 0.46 | −1.61 ± 0.49 | 0.24 |
| HAZ | −2.99 ± 1.29 | −2.96 ± 1.25 | −2.9 ± 1.21 | 0.54 |
| ≤−2, n (%) | 514 (79) | 512 (79) | 520 (78) | 0.84 |
| ≤−3, n (%) | 307 (47) | 314 (49) | 307 (46) | 0.66 |
| WAZ | −2.82 ± 0.82 | −2.79 ± 0.81 | −2.74 ± 0.8 | 0.30 |
| Twin, n (%) | 21 (3) | 50 (8) | 45 (7) | 0.001 |
| Primary caretaker is mother, n (%) | 625 (96) | 617 (95) | 637 (96) | 0.96 |
| Mother is alive, n (%) | 641 (98) | 637 (98) | 657 (99) | 0.87 |
| Father is alive, n (%) | 641 (98) | 634 (98) | 647 (97) | 0.32 |
| Father is in the home, n (%) | 499 (76) | 518 (80) | 506 (76) | 0.15 |
| Still breastfeeding, n (%) | 412 (63) | 420 (65) | 427 (64) | 0.75 |
| Child known to be HIV+, n (%) | 17 (3) | 11 (2) | 15 (2) | 0.60 |
| Mother known to be HIV+, n (%) | 82 (13) | 58 (9) | 55 (8) | 0.02 |
| Children in the home | 1.6 ± 0.7 | 1.6 ± 0.7 | 1.5 ± 0.7 | 0.15 |
| HFIAS score2 | 6.3 ± 5.4 | 6.1 ± 5.1 | 6.2 ± 5.3 | 0.64 |
1
Values are means ± SD or n (%). CSB++, corn-soy blend plus milk and oil; HAZ, height-for-age Z-score; HFIAS, Household Food Insecurity Access Scale; MAM, moderate acute malnutrition; MUAC, mid-upper arm circumference; RUSF, ready-to-use supplementary food; SAM, severe acute malnutrition; WAZ, weight-for-age Z-score; WHZ, weight-for-height Z-score.
2
HFIAS: a higher score indicates more food insecurity, maximum 27.