Table 3.

Associations between nutritional status and developmental z–scores on MDAT domains: results of linear regression analyses comparing children with kwashiorkor with those with marasmus*

MDAT domain	Unadjusted B (95% CI)	P–value	Adjusted† B (95% CI)	P–value
Gross Motor	–0.07 (–0.78 to 0.65)	0.85	–0.16 (–0.94 to – 0.61)	0.68
Fine Motor	–0.22 (–1.05 to 0.61)	0.61	–0.24 (–1.14 to – 0.65)	0.59
Language	–0.76 (–1.39 to –0.14)	0.018	–0.75 (–1.43 to – 0.07)	0.032
Social	–0.99 (–1.86 to –0.13)	0.024	–0.91 (–1.84 to – 0.02)	0.056

MDAT – Malawi Development Assessment Tool CI – confidence interval

*Children with pre–existing ND (n = 27) and children older than 6 years (n = 2) were excluded from this analysis

†Adjusted for gender, HIV, no education or some primary education of the primary caregiver and passive mother involvement during MDAT assessment. B–coefficients are estimates for difference in MDAT domain z–scores in children with kwashiorkor.