Table 2.

TSF/A z-score at discharge for three classes of stuntedness at admission (n = 163), (Lilongwe District, Malawi Feb 2011 to March 2012)

HAZ at admission	Median TSF/A at discharge	IQR	Maximum TSF/A at discharge
HAZ < − 3	− 0.70	− 1.09 to − 0.30	+ 1.08
−3 ≤ HAZ < − 2	− 1.04	− 1.58 to − 0.44	+ 0.27
HAZ ≥ − 2	− 1.16	−1.60 to − 0.62	+ 0.85