Table 1. Baseline characteristics
| Nutritional category |
p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Controls (N = 22) | MAM (N = 18) | SAM (N = 20) | ||
| Age in months, median (IQR) | 12.75 (10.2, 19.3) | 16.5 (12.0, 22.0) | 12.0 (10.3, 16.5) | 0.22a |
| Age of weaning in months, median (IQR) | 6.0 (5.0, 6.0) | 6.0 (6.0, 6.0) | 6.0 (5.5, 6.0) | 0.82a |
| WHZ, median (IQR) | −1.2 (−1.8, 0.1) | −2.6 (−2.8, −2.1) | −3.4 (−3.9, −3.2) | <0.001a |
| WAZ, median (IQR) | −1.5 (−1.7, −0.1) | −2.8 (−3.1, −2.1) | −3.2 (−3.4, −2.9) | <0.001a |
| HAZ, median (IQR) | −0.7 (−1.8, 0.03) | −1.7 (−2.5, −1.0) | −1.9 (−2.3, −0.9) | 0.08a |
| Salivary CRP, ng/ml, median (IQR) | 2.9 (2.4, 4.1) | 4.9 (2.8, 10.3) | 5.6 (4.1, 9.9) | 0.04a |
| Urinary tract infections, n (%) | 4 (19) | 2 (12) | 1 (6) | 0.47b |
| Diarrhoea, n (%) | 2 (11) | 4 (29) | 11 (58) | 0.01b |
| Antibiotics prescribed | 9 (41) | 11(61) | 18 (90) | 0.003b |
| Females, n (%) | 11 (50) | 8 (44) | 10 (50) | 0.90b |
| Mother had no formal education, n (%) | 20 (91) | 12 (67) | 16 (80) | 0.17b |
| Father had no formal education, n (%) | 9 (41) | 10 (56) | 15 (75) | 0.09b |
IQR, interquartile range; HAZ, height-for-age z-score.
a
Kruskal–Wallis test.
b
Fisher’s exact test.