Table 5.

Classification into crisis categories surveys by prevalence of wasting by mid-upper arm circumference

	Crisis categories based on prevalence of wasting by mid-upper arm circumference				Percent concordance (N = 733)
	0- < 5% Acceptable	5- < 15% Poor/Serious	15- < 30% Emergency	≥ 30% Famine
1	< 4%	4- < 7%	7- < 16%	≥ 16%	41.88%
2	< 4%	4- < 7%	7- < 17%	≥ 17%	42.84%
3	< 4%	4- < 8%	8- < 16%	≥ 16%	44.75%
4	< 4%	4- < 8%	8- < 17%	≥ 17%	45.70%
5	< 4%	4- < 9%	9- < 16%	≥ 16%	46.38%
6	< 4%	4- < 9%	9- < 17%	≥ 17%	47.34%
7	< 5%	5- < 7%	7- < 16%	≥ 16%	37.93%
8	< 5%	5- < 7%	7- < 17%	≥ 17%	38.88%
9	< 5%	5- < 8%	8- < 16%	≥ 16%	40.79%
10	< 5%	5- < 8%	8- < 17%	≥ 17%	41.75%
11	< 5%	5- < 9%	9- < 16%	≥ 16%	42.43%
12	< 5%	5- < 9%	9- < 17%	≥ 17%	43.38%