TABLE 6.
Admission and outcome characteristics of children admitted into the SC (n = 698)1
| MUAC |
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| <90 mm | 90 to <100 mm | 100 to <110 mm | 110 to <115 mm | ≥115 mm | Total | |
| Children admitted, n (%) | 61 (8.7) | 72 (10.3) | 187 (26.8) | 113 (54.9) | 77 (44.8) | 384 (55.0) |
| Sex, n (%) | ||||||
| F | 38 (62.3) | 41 (56.9) | 115 (61.5) | 113 (54.9) | 77 (44.8) | 384 (55.0) |
| M | 23 (37.7) | 31 (43.1) | 72 (38.5) | 93 (45.1) | 95 (55.2) | 314 (45.0) |
| Age (mo), n (%) | ||||||
| 6–11 | 38 (62.3) | 35 (48.6) | 81 (43.3) | 70 (34.0) | 43 (25.0) | 267 (38.3) |
| 12–23 | 20 (32.8) | 24 (33.3) | 75 (40.1) | 107 (51.9) | 84 (48.8) | 310 (44.4) |
| 24–35 | 2 (3.3) | 10 (13.9) | 18 (9.6) | 21 (10.2) | 16 (9.3) | 67 (9.6) |
| 36–59 | 1 (1.6) | 3 (4.2) | 13 (7.0) | 8 (3.9) | 29 (16.9) | 54 (7.7) |
| Age, mo | 9.1 (7.0–15.9)2 | 12.0 (8.6–18.4) | 12.5 (9.5–18.1) | 14.0 (10.7–19.0) | 16.9 (11.9–25.1) | 13.5 (9.9–19.4) |
| Direct Admission to SC, n (%) | 30 (49.2) | 14 (19.4) | 20 (10.7) | 9 (4.4) | 4 (2.3) | 77 (11.0) |
| Admission during ATFC stay, n (%) | 31 (50.8) | 58 (80.6) | 167 (89.3) | 197 (95.6) | 168 (97.7) | 621 (89.0) |
| Nutritional status at time of admission to SC | ||||||
| MUAC, mm | 79.7 ± 6.4 | 94.4 ± 3.1 | 104.8 ± 2.6 | 112.2 ± 1.6 | 119.4 ± 3.6 | 107.3 ± 11.8 |
| WHO WHZ | −5.1 ± 2.2 | −4.3 ± 1.4 | −3.4 ± 1.0 | −3.0 ± 1.0 | −2.7 ± 1.1 | −3.4 ± 1.4 |
| WHZ <−3, n (%) | 59 (97.7) | 70 (97.2) | 185 (98.9) | 193 (93.7) | 138 (80.2) | 645 (92.4) |
| WHO HAZ | −5.4 ± 2.9 | −4.6 ± 2.9 | −4.2 ± 1.5 | −3.8 ± 1.6 | −3.5 ± 1.4 | −4.0 ± 1.9 |
| Outcome, n (%) | ||||||
| Transfer to ATFC | 42 (68.9) | 44 (61.1) | 180 (96.3) | 200 (97) | 167 (97.1) | 651 (93.3) |
| Defaulted from SC | 10 (16.4) | 19 (1.4) | 1 (0.5) | 3 (1.5) | 0 (0) | 15 (2.1) |
| Death in SC | 9 (14.8) | 9 (12.7) | 6 (3.2) | 3 (1.5) | 5 (2.9) | 32 (4.6) |
| Treatment-response indicators | ||||||
| Weight gain, g · kg−1 · d−1 | 5.0 ± 51.7 | 6.1 ± 13.8 | 7.1 ± 12.3 | 6.5 ± 10.7 | 7.5 ± 13.8 | 6.7 ± 19.3 |
| Length of stay, d | 8.9 ± 8.9 | 5.9 ± 4.3 | 5.5 ± 3.5 | 5.3 ± 3.5 | 5.0 ± 3.5 | 5.7 ± 4.4 |
| MUAC gain, mm/d | 0.78 ± 1.6 | 0.44 ± 20.8 | 0.67 ± 1.2 | 0.55 ± 0.9 | 0.30 ± 0.9 | 0.53 ± 1.1 |
1
ATFC, Ambulatory Therapeutic Feeding Center; HAZ, height-for-age z score; MUAC, midupper arm circumference; SC, Stabilization Center; WHZ, weight-for-height z score.
2
Median; IQR in parentheses (all such values).
3
Mean ± SD (all such values).