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. 2018 Dec 3;22(8):1406–1414. doi: 10.1017/S1368980018003282

Table 2.

Results of ordered logistic regression analysis comparing school grade achieved for SAM survivors v. controls (reference), seven years after surviving an episode of SAM, in a cohort of Malawian children

SAM survivors (n 315) Community controls (n 178) Unadjusted OR 95 % CI P Adjusted OR 95 % CI P Adjusted OR incl. stunting 95 % CI P
Mean sd Mean sd
School grade achieved 2·5 1·3 3·1 1·6 0·50 0·40, 0·70 <0·0001 0·4 0·3, 0·6 <0·0001 0·54 0·35, 0·81 0·003

SAM, severe acute malnutrition.

Adjusted for age, sex, HIV status and socio-economic status.

Adjusted for height-for-age Z-score, age, sex, HIV status and socio-economic status. Community controls are age- and sex-matched.