TABLE 3.

Spectrum of observed cases for nutrition status indexes among participants

Index	Observed cases, n (%)	95% CI	Sex (male:female)	P	Age*	P	Diagnosis†	P
BFA (n=250)
Extreme thinness: BFA ≤−3 SD	7 (2.8)	1–6	5:2	0.452	B: 1	0.701	A: 1	0.496
					C: 4		B: 4
					D: 2		C: 2
Thinness: −3 SD < BFA ≤−2 SD	15 (6.0)	3–10	10:5	0.267	B: 1	0.032	A: 3	0.663
					C: 11		B: 7
					D: 3		C: 5
Overweight: 1 SD ≤ BFA <2 SD	43 (17.2)	13–22	21:22	0.567	B: 10	0.475	A: 10	0.874
					C: 14		B: 16
					D: 19		C: 17
Obesity: BFA ≥2 SD	34 (13.6)	10–18	22:12	0.135	B: 11	0.364	A: 11	0.633
					C: 11		B: 10
					D: 12		C: 13
Weight for age (n=203)
WFA ≤−2 SD	19 (9.4)	6–14	9:10	0.444	A: 11	0.072	A: 2	0.040
					B: 2		B: 9
					C: 6		C: 8
Weight for length/height (n=130)
MAM: −3 SD < WFL ≤−2 SD	5 (3.8)	1–9	3:2	1.000	A: 5	0.297	A: 1	0.149
					B: 0		B: 1
							C: 3
SAM: WFL ≤−3 SD	4 (3.1)	0–8	2:2		A: 2		A: 0
					B: 2		B: 3
							C: 1
Height for age (n=322)
HFA ≤−2 SD	43 (13.4)	10–18	21:22	0.591	A: 21	0.0001	A: 7	0.035
					B: 6		B: 20
					C: 10		C: 16
					D: 6

^*Age categories included A: <24 completed months; B: 24 to 60 completed months; C: 61 to 143 completed months; and D: ≥144 completed months.

^†Diagnosis categories included A: acute medical or surgical presentation, with no pre-existing (chronic) disease; B: acute medical or surgical presentation with pre-existing (chronic) disease; and C: elective medical or surgical presentation, with or without pre-existing (chronic) disease. BFA Body mass index for age; BMI Body mass index; HFA Height for age; MAM Moderate acute malnutrition; SAM Severe acute malnutrition; WFA Weight for age; WFL Weight for length