Table 1.
Description of the study sample
| Item | Group | Number | Percentage |
| Sample size | All children | 1040 | 100.0% |
| Sex of child | Females | 513 | 49.3% |
| Males | 527 | 50.7% | |
| MUAC classa | MUAC ≥ 125 mm | 698 | 67.1% |
| 115 mm ≤ MUAC < 125 mm | 217 | 20.9% | |
| MUAC < 115 mm | 125 | 12.0% | |
| Source | OTP or SFP program | 96 | 9.2% |
| Paediatric outpatients | 639 | 61.4% | |
| Other source | 305 | 29.3% | |
| Item | Summary | Value | Units |
| Age of child | Minimum | 6 | Months |
| Lower quartile | 11 | ||
| Median | 18 | ||
| Upper quartile | 29 | ||
| Maximum | 59 | ||
| Mean (SD) | 21.37 (13.0) | ||
| MUACb | Minimum | 86 | Mm |
| Lower quartile | 123 | ||
| Median | 137 | ||
| Upper quartile | 148 | ||
| Maximum | 190 | ||
| Mean (SD) | 136 (16.6) |
aCase-definitions applied to the mean of 3 measurements taken by a research assistant
bMean of 3 measurements taken by a research assistant