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. 2017 Oct 30;64(5):364–372. doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmx075

Table 2. Change in anthropometric measurements by nutritional groupa

Anthropometry Controls
MAM
SAM
pb
Change per day (95% CI)a p Change per day (95% CI)a p Change per day (95% CI)a p
Weight (kg)
 Within 0–14 days 0.003 (−0.003, 0.01) 0.37 0.03 (0.02, 0.04) <0.001 0.04 (0.03, 0.04) <0.001 <0.001
 Within 15–28 days −0.002 (−0.01, 0.005) 0.62 0.002 (−0.005, 0.01) 0.50 0.008 (0.002, 0.01) 0.008 0.08
 Within 29–180 days 0.008 (0.006, 0.01) <0.001 0.005 (0.003, 0.007) <0.001 0.006 (0.004, 0.007) <0.001 0.06
MUAC (cm)
 Within 0–14 days 0.008 (−0.003, 0.02) 0.15 0.04 (0.03, 0.05) <0.001 0.05 (0.04, 0.06) <0.001 <0.001
 Within 15–28 days −0.002 (−0.01, 0.01) 0.70 0.02 (0.004, 0.03) 0.01 0.01 (0.002, 0.03) 0.02 0.04
 Within 29–180 days 0.003 (0.001, 0.004) <0.001 0.003 (0.001, 0.004) <0.001 0.003 (0.001, 0.004) <0.001 0.37
Kneel–heel (cm)
 Within 0–14 days 0.004 (−0.01, 0.01) 0.44 0.02 (0.01, 0.03) <0.001 0.02 (0.008, 0.03) <0.001 0.02
 Within 15–28 days 0.003 (−0.003, 0.01) 0.34 0.003 (−0.003, 0.01) 0.34 0.003 (−0.003, 0.01) 0.34 0.94
 Within 29–180 days 0.01 (0.007, 0.01) <0.001 0.005 (0.002, 0.008) 0.003 0.009 (0.006, 0.01) <0.001 0.02
WHZ scores
 Within 0–14 days −0.02 (−0.03, −0.004) 0.009 0.05 (0.03, 0.06) <0.001 0.05 (0.04, 0.06) <0.001 <0.001
 Within 15–28 days −0.004 (−0.02, 0.01) 0.54 −0.004 (−0.02, 0.01) 0.54 −0.004 (−0.02, 0.01) 0.54 0.70
 Within 29–180 days 0.004 (0.001, 0.008) 0.03 0.004 (0.001, 0.008) 0.03 0.004 (0.001, 0.008) 0.03 0.24
WAZ scores
 Within 0–14 days −0.007 (−0.014, <0.001) 0.06 0.036 (0.03, 0.04) <0.001 0.040 (0.033, 0.047) <0.001 0.39
 Within 15–28 days −0.008 (−0.015, −0.001) 0.03 −0.007 (−0.016, 0.002) 0.11 0.003 (−0.005, 0.010) 0.52 0.16
 Within 29–180 days <0.001 (−0.0001, 0.002) 0.09 <0.001 ( < −0.001, 0.002) 0.09 <0.001 ( < −0.001, 0.002) 0.09 0.004
HAZ scores
 Within 0–14 days 0.009 (−0.002, 0.020) 0.10 −0.004 (−0.016, 0.009) 0.54 0.015 (0.004, 0.026) 0.01 0.04
 Within 15–28 days −0.009 (−0.019, 0.002) 0.11 −0.006 (−0.019, 0.006) 0.31 −0.005(−0.016, 0.006) 0.36 0.31
 Within 29–180 days −0.001 (−0.002, < −0.001) 0.03 −0.001 (−0.002, < −0.001) 0.03 −0.001 (−0.002, < −0.001) 0.03 0.34

HAZ, height-for-age z-score.

a

All estimates adjusted for age and gender.

b

Interaction test between time and nutritional group.