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. 2014 Dec 3;61(1):44–53. doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmu065

Table 3.

Distribution of deaths of children with SAM identified by lay-screeners by NCHS and WHO anthropometric criteria

Deaths
Children meeting NCHS criteria N = 210 N = 15 (%)
 MUAC < 110 mm only 4 (26.7)
 WFH < 70%a only 2 (13.3)
 WFH < 70% and MUAC < 110 1 (6.6)
 MUAC < 110 and Edema 5 (33.3)
 Edema only 3 (20.0)
Children meeting WHO criteria N = 368 N = 20 (%)
 MUAC ≤ 115 only 2 (10.0)
 WFH <−3SD only 2 (10.0)
 WFH <−3SD and MUAC ≤ 115 7 (35.0)
 MUAC ≤ 115 and Edema 6 (30.0)
 Edema only 3 (15.0)

SAM, severe acute malnutrition; NCHS, National Center for Health Statistics; WHO, World Health Organization; MUAC, mid-upper arm circumference; mm, millimeters; WFH, weight for height.

a% of NCHS median.