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. 2014 May 24;18:77. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2014.18.77.3746

Table 2.

Prevalence of malnutrition among subjects and controls by various criteria

Variables Infected Control P
Malnutrition by Anthropometry Z-core
Stunted (HAZ <-2) 34(48.6) 2(28.6) 0.001
Wasted (WHZ <-2) 22(31.4) 2(28.6) 0.001
Underweight (WAZ <-2) 41(58.6) 5(7.1) 0.001
Malnutrition by Welcome Classification (Age <60months)
Underweight 26(60.5) 2(4.7) 0.001
Marasmus 9(20.9) 1(2.3) 0.001
Kwashiorkor -- -- --
Marasmus Kwashiorkor -- -- --
Normal 8(18.6) 40(93.0) 0.001
Prevalence of multiple co-existing malnutrition (By combined anthropometry z-scores)
Stunting and Wasting 13(9.3) 0(0.0) 0.001
Wasting and Underweight 19(27.1) 2(2.9) 0.001
Stunting and Underweight 28(40.0) 3(4.3) 0.001
Stunting, Wasting and Underweight 12(17.1) 0(0.0) 0.001