Table 1.

Anthropometric measurements and edematous conditions of children with severe acute malnutrition at admission and discharge in Ayder Referral Hospital, 2015, n = 195

Anthropometry	At admission, N (%)	At discharge, N (%)
MUAC (Mid Upper Arm Circumstance)
> 12 cm	5 (2.6)	5 (2.8)
11–12 cm	73 (37.4)	119 (66.5)
< 11 cm	117 (60.0)	55 (30.7)
WFH (Weight for Height)
≥ 85%	9 (4.7)	9 (5.1)
80–84%	19 (9.9)	55 (31.4)
71–79%	68 (35.4)	59 (33.7)
≤ 70%	96 (50.0)	52 (29.7)
Edema
No edema	116 (59.5)	181 (92.8)
(+) edema	27 (13.8)	8 (4.1)
(++) edema	29 (14.9)	4 (2.1)
(+++) edema	23 (11.8)	2 (1.0)