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. 2014 Sep 17;69(4):509–513. doi: 10.1038/ejcn.2014.197

Table 2. Number and proportion of children discharged recovered among those admitted to Nutrition Rehabilitation Centers in Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, India 2009–2011.

  Children with MUAC <115 at admission
Children with WHZ ⩽−3 at admission
  Children with MUAC <115 at admission Children with MUAC <115 at admission and weight gain ⩾15% at discharge
Children with MUAC <115 at admission and MUAC ⩾125 at discharge
Children with WHZ ⩽−3 at admission Children with WHZ ⩽−3 at admission and weight gain ⩾15% at discharge
Children with WHZ ⩽−3 at admission and WHZ ⩾−2 at discharge
  n n % n % n n % n %
Total 3494 1229 35.2 349 10.0 3820 1282 33.6 670 17.5
Girls 1799 623 34.6 172 9.6 2203 690 31.3 343 15.6
Boys 1695 606 35.8 177 10.4 1617 592 36.6 327 20.2
6–11 Months old 1368 553 40.4 129 9.4 1324 535 40.4 271 20.5
12–23 Months old 1561 496 31.8 151 9.7 1722 537 31.2 280 16.3
24–59 Months old 565 180 31.9 69 12.2 774 210 27.1 119 15.4
Scheduled caste (SC) 755 261 34.6 72 9.5 821 274 33.4 143 17.4
Scheduled tribe (ST) 1617 629 38.9 157 9.7 1752 648 37.0 324 18.5
Non SC-ST (all the rest) 1122 339 30.2 120 10.7 1247 360 28.9 203 16.3
Jharkhand 1567 734 46.8 295 18.8 1810 783 43.3 422 23.3
Madhya Pradesh 1451 308 21.2 38 2.6 1561 320 20.5 178 11.4
Uttar Pradesh 476 187 39.3 16 3.4 449 179 39.9 70 15.6
 MUAC <115 and WHZ>−3 632 149 23.6 65 10.3 NA NA NA NA NA
 WHZ ⩽−3 and MUAC ⩾115 NA NA NA NA NA 958 202 21.1 193 20.1
 MUAC <115 and WHZ ⩽−3 2862 1080 37.7 284 9.9 2862 1080 37.7 477 16.7
 Complicated severe wasting 1185 443 37.4 185 15.6 1262 450 35.7 208 16.5
 Uncomplicated severe wasting 2309 786 34.0 164 7.1 2558 832 32.5 462 18.1

Abbreviations: MUAC, mid-upper-arm circumference; NA, not applicable; WHZ, weight-for-height z-score.