Table 4.

Recovery from moderate malnutrition among participants in maize–soy flour and FS groups

Variable	LP group	FS group	Absolute risk difference (95% CI)	Relative risk (95% CI)
	Incidence (%)	Incidence (%)
Weight‐for‐age Z‐score ≥ −2.0	17/84 (20.2)	14/88 (15.9)	−4.3 (−15.8 to 7.2)	0.8 (0.4 to 1.5)
Weight‐for‐length Z‐score ≥ −2.0	13/14 (92.9)	9/12 (75.0)	17.9 (−45.8 to 10.1)	0.8 (0.6 to 1.2)
Length‐for‐age Z‐score ≥ −2.0	5/57 (8.8)	7/57 (12.3)	3.5 (−7.7 to 14.8)	1.4 (0.5 to 4.2)

LP, Likuni Phala (maize–soy flour); FS, fortified spread; CI, confidence interval.