TABLE 8.
Comparison of outcomes of old compared with new criteria for admission and discharge1
| Old criteria (n = 3873) | New criteria (n = 4401) | Values | P | Combined (n = 8274) | |
| Outcome, n (%) | |||||
| Cured | 2069 (53.4) | 2526 (57.4) | — | — | 4595 (55.5) |
| Dead | 41 (1.1) | 36 (0.8) | 0.7 (0.5, 1.1)2 | 0.150 | 77 (0.9) |
| Defaulter | 1485 (38.3) | 1591 (36.2) | 0.92 (0.88, 0.98) | <0.01 | 3076 (37.2) |
| Nonresponder | 278 (7.2) | 248 (5.6) | 0.8 (0.6, 0.9) | <0.01 | 526 (6.4) |
| Treatment response if cured | |||||
| WG, g · kg−1 · d−1 | 4.7 ± 3.23 | 5.1 ± 3.7 | 0.34 [0.15, 0.54]4 | <0.01 | 4.9 ± 3.4 |
| WG, g · kg−1 · d−1 | 3.9 (2.5–6.2)5 | 4.2 (2.7–6.4) | — | 4.1 (2.6–6.3) | |
| LOS, wk | 8.7 ± 6.1 | 7.3 ± 5.6 | −1.5 [−1.8, −1.2] | <0.01 | 7.9 ± 5.9 |
| LOS, wk | 7 (4–11) | 6 (3.3–9.3) | — | — | 6 (4–10) |
| MUAC gain, mm/d | 0.34 ± 0.25 | 0.40 ± 0.30 | 0.06 [0.05, 0.08] | <0.01 | 0.38 ± 0.28 |
| Children who gained ≥15% BW, % | 71 | 56.2 | 1.5 (1.4, 1.6) | <0.01 | 62.9 |
| Percentage increase in BW | 22.0 ± 12.9 | 19.4 ± 12.9 | −2.6 [−3.4, 1.9] | <0.01 | 20.6 ± 13.0 |
| Nutrition status at discharge | |||||
| MUAC, mm | 121.9 ± 6.6 | 123.1 ± 2.4 | 1.2 [1.0, 1.5] | <0.01 | 122.6 ± 4.8 |
| WHO WHZ | −1.6 ± 0.7 | −1.5 ± 0.8 | 0.05 [0.003, 0.09] | 0.035 | −1.5 ± 0.8 |
| WHO HAZ | −4.0 ± 1.6 | −3.7 ± 1.5 | 0.30 [0.21, 0.39] | <0.01 | −3.9 ± 1.5 |
1
BW, body weight; HAZ, height-for-age z score; LOS, length of stay; MUAC, midupper arm circumference; WG, weight gain; WHZ, weight-for-height z score.
2
RR; 95% CI in parentheses (all such values).
3
Mean ± SD (all such values).
4
Mean difference; 95% CI in brackets (all such values).
5
Median; IQR in parentheses (all such values).