TABLE 1.
Physical and clinical characteristics of the children at admission1
| Clinical characteristics | Ala group (n = 11) | AAA group (n = 11) |
| Age, mo | 14.8 ± 2.3 | 12.6 ± 2.3 |
| Weight, kg | 6.1 ± 0.5 | 6.0 ± 0.5 |
| Length, cm | 67.5 ± 2.5 | 66.8 ± 2.8 |
| Weight-for-age,2 % of expected | 59.1 ± 3.3 | 60.9 ± 2.6 |
| Weight-for-length,2 % of expected | 79.3 ± 2.6 | 80.7 ± 1.9 |
| Length-for-age,2 % of expected | 87.0 ± 2.0 | 88.9 ± 1.4 |
| Diagnosis, n | ||
| Undernourished | 1 | 3 |
| Marasmus | 4 | 2 |
| Kwashiorkor | 4 | 3 |
| Marasmic kwashiorkor | 2 | 3 |
| Gender, n | ||
| M | 8 | 7 |
| F | 3 | 4 |
| Number of infections, n | ||
| 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 1 | 7 | 3 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hemoglobin, g/dL | 8.6 ± 0.4 | 8.8 ± 0.3 |
| Albumin, g/L | 32.2 ± 2.3 | 29.8 ± 2.0 |
1
Values are means ± SEMs unless otherwise indicated. Ala is the control group. AAA, aromatic amino acid.
2
With the use of the WHO growth charts, weight-for-age is calculated by measured weight over expected weight for age × 100; weight-for-length is calculated by measured weight over expected weight for length × 100; length-for-age is calculated by measured length over expected length for age × 100.