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. 2019 Sep 20;13(5):410–414. doi: 10.4162/nrp.2019.13.5.410

Table 5. Diagnostic accuracy of each screening tool compared to wasting and stunting.

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Wasting was defined as weight for height z score ≤ −2, and stunting as height for age z score ≤ −2.

PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value; AUC, area under the curve; PNRS, pediatric nutritional risk score; STAMP, screening tool for the assessment of malnutrition in pediatrics; PYMS, paediatric Yorkhill malnutrition score; STRONGkids, screening tool for risk of nutritional status and growth.