Table 4.

Relationship between vitamin D levels and malnutrition

Diagnosis	VDD	No VDD	p value*
Severe acute malnutrition
Marasmus	31  (41.9%)	43  (58.1%)
Kwashiorkor	1  (6.2%)	15  (93.8%)	<0.01
Marasmic kwashiorkor	6  (16.2%)	31  (83.8%)
Chronic malnutrition
Severe stunting	20  (31.2%)	44  (68.8%)	0.34
Moderate stunting	8  (21.6%)	29  (78.4%)
Mild stunting	8  (34.8%)	15  (65.2%)
No stunting	5  (50%)	5  (50%)

^*χ² test.