Fig. 2.

Clinical measures used as Hit 1 and Hit 2 proxies for the assessment of the prenatal and postnatal factors on the methylation variance measured in the kwashiorkor (K) and marasmus (M) groups.

Boxplots illustrate mean (dot), 25th and 75th percentile (box), and minimum and maximum (tails) values of each clinical measure after adjusting for gender (bwt); gender and age (hfa, wfh, ht., htAd, bmc, lm, tfm, tmm); gender and BMI (i0, gauc). Abbreviations (variable; y-axis unit of measurement): bwt: birth weight (kg); wfh: weight for height on admission (kg); hfa: height for age on admission (cm); htAd: height on admission (cm); ht.: adult height (attained height, cm); lm: total lean mass (kg); tfm: total fat mass (kg); tmm: thigh muscle mass (kg); bmc: bone mineral content (kg); bmd: bone mineral density (kg/m²); i0: insulin concentration at baseline (μIU/ml); gauc: glucose area under the curve; neu: neutrophil count (× 10⁸/L) on admission; lymphocyte count (× 10⁸/L) on admission; nlr: neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio on admission.