Table 7. Baseline Characteristics and Metabolic Profiles associated with Mortality.

	Died (n = 8)	Survived (n = 54)
	Mean±SEM		p-value
Anthropometry (nonedematous)
Admission W/H %	61.1±4.6	72.5±1.0	0.0121
Admission W/H Z-Score	−6.28±1.05	−3.98±0.19	0.0244
Admission W/A Z-Score	−7.01±0.86	−4.63±0.26	0.0221
Admission MUAC	7.8±0.3	10.1±0.2	0.0019
L/A z-score (all patients)	−4.03±0.58	−2.82±0.18	0.0454
Fatty Acid Metabolites
NEFA (mmol/L)	0.57±0.15	0.56±0.06	0.557
Total Ketones (µmol/L)	539±276	526±106	0.456
Acylcarnitines
C2 (µmol/L)	16.3±2.2	16.5±2.3	0.139
C3 (µmol/L)	0.51±0.09	0.38±0.03	0.128
C2/C3 Ratio	38.5±7.7	48.4±5.5	0.858
Even-Chain Acylcarnitine Molar Sum (µmol/L)	17.9±2.2	18.1±2.5	0.139
Hormones
Insulin (µIU/ml)	1.10±0.97	2.46±0.38	0.182
Growth Hormone (ng/ml)	10.5±3.4	11.5±1.3	0.442
IGF-1 (ng/ml)	5.6±4.8	11.1±1.8	0.118
Total Ghrelin (pg/ml)	4660±771	3811±297	0.361
GLP-1 (pg/ml)	149.1±30.3	97.9±11.7	0.080
PYY (pg/ml)	1866±227	1101±87	0.0089
Cortisol (µg/dl)	52.2±6.2	47.4±2.4	0.484
Adipocytokines *	n = 8	n = 51
Leptin (pg/ml)	7.1±4.4	280±47	0.0002
Total Adiponectin (ng/ml)	10403±3360	14191±1017	0.075
HMW Adiponectin (ng/ml)	4894±1922	8795±693	0.0184
Amino Acids
Amino Acid Molar Sum (µmol/L)	1248±70	1193±46	0.319
Inflammatory Cytokines
IL-2 (pg/ml)	16.2±2.8	2.9±1.1	0.0004
IL-6 (pg/ml)	223.6±47.9	17.2±18.4	0.166
IL-8 (pg/ml)	323±147	105±57	0.0042
TNF-α (pg/ml)	46.8±20.2	37.6±7.8	0.0203

*Excludes patients on ARVs.