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. 2019 Aug 19;5:39. doi: 10.1186/s40795-019-0301-z

Table 5.

Proportion (IQR) of acutely malnourished children 6–23 and 24–59 months of age diagnosed by each of three indicator pairs (MUACZ and WHZ, MUAC and MUACZ, MUAC and WHZ), by regiona

Children 6 to 23 Months of Age Children 24 to 59 Months of Age
Region N Children Median Percentage MUACZ only (IQR) Median Percentage WHZ only (IQR) Median Percentage of both (IQR) N children Median Percentage MUACZ only (IQR) Median Percentage WHZ only (IQR) Median Percentage of both (IQR)
Latin America & Caribbean 491 33.33 (21.43–38.46) 33.33 (20.00–50.00) 33.33 (29.41–41.38) 829 62.32 (53.33–72.86) 15.71 (11.76–28.57) 16.13 (11.43–23.19)
West & Central Africa 10,873 28.89 (16.67–46.81) 28.89 (17.24–46.67) 36.84 (28.57–43.75) 18,042 51.79 (38.46–64.75) 16.07 (10.00–30.00) 28.71 (22.22–36.62)
DRC 6,875 53.70 (38.18–62.50) 14.29 (8.70–23.21) 30.43 (23.81–38.98) 11,121 63.79 (53.95–71.57) 10.20 (7.08–15.63) 24.60 (17.50–30.67)
Eastern & Southern Africa 8,907 26.67 (15.79–41.03) 41.15 (25.93–54.55) 31.40 (20.83–39.53) 16,805 43.39 (21.98–65.45) 31.91 (14.10–46.97) 25.00 (16.67–32.50)
Sudan 12,016 20.23 (14.09–31.56) 32.11 (23.80–40.00) 45.82 (38.31–51.39) 19,656 33.00 (24.59–45.26) 27.86 (21.72–38.27) 34.72 (30.04–39.78)
East Asia & Pacific 1,564 25.21 (15.63–38.56) 25.58 (18.34–49.48) 37.22 (27.91–47.54) 2,843 49.05 (36.18–66.87) 12.74 (6.19–21.46) 29.59 (17.49–44.38)
South Asia 8,558 33.58 (18.52–50.98) 27.64 (17.24–42.86) 33.69 (24.73–43.86) 13,073 55.46 (37.50–70.64) 18.80 (9.76–27.27) 24.66 (17.07–34.51)
TOTALb 49,350 30.37 (17324–45.76) 30.36 (16.95–45.61) 35.78 (26.48–44.44) 82,444 49.06 (31.58–65.88) 19.96 (10.28–35.09) 28.00 (19.35–35.53)
Region N Children Median Percentage MUAC only (IQR) Median Percentage MUACZ only (IQR) Median Percentage of both (IQR) N children Median Percentage MUAC only (IQR) Median Percentage MUACZ only (IQR) Median Percentage of both (IQR)
Latin America & Caribbean 442 19.23 (14.29–25.00) 16.00 (13.43–20.00) 64.18 (54.55–71.43) 688 0 76.67 (73.68–83.33) 23.33 (16.67–26.32)
West & Central Africa 9,686 16.67 (13.04–22.50) 11.11 (7.14–15.79) 71.67 (64.29–76.34) 14,266 0 77.78 (70.97–85.71) 22.22 (14.29–29.03)
DRC 7,088 17.78 (13.64–21.43) 10.39 (7.02–13.21) 72.22 (65.63–77.02) 9,890 0 72.97 (64.14–79.63) 27.03 (20.37–35.86)
Eastern & Southern Africa 7,232 20.00 (14.29–27.27) 11.76 (7.14–18.18) 66.67 (57.58–74.03) 11,976 0 83.89 (77.95–90.00) 16.11 (10.00–22.05)
Sudan 10,174 18.84 (13.68–23.61) 9.52 (6.62–12.89) 71.43 (66.26–76.30) 14,266 0 80.90 (73.97–86.22) 19.10 (13.78–26.03)
East Asia & Pacific 1,366 17.70 (13.03–21.83) 10.66 (5.41–17.03) 72.54 (66.67–77.50) 2,506 0 81.37 (75.42–87.39) 18.63 (12.61–24.58)
South Asia 7,876 18.37 (13.25–23.88) 9.82 (7.14–14.29) 71.06 (63.89–77.27) 10,921 0 79.41 (72.34–86.11) 19.10 (13.78–26.03)
TOTALb 43,920 18.35 (13.64–24.32) 10.71 (7.04–15.09) 70.50 (63.08–76.19) 65,347 0 80.00 (72.73–86.36) 20.00 (13.64–27.27)
Region N Children Median Percentage MUAC only (IQR) Median Percentage WHZ only (IQR) Median Percentage of both (IQR) N children Median Percentage MUAC only (IQR) Median Percentage WHZ only (IQR) Median Percentage of both (IQR)
Latin America & Caribbean 522 35.29 (26.32–38.46) 28.13 (21.43–50.00) 32.35 (23.08–41.67) 395 16.67 (5.88–32.26) 57.14 (47.62–73.91) 21.43 (14.29–25.00)
West & Central Africa 11,437 33.33 (17.39–48.48) 25.76 (14.71–43.48) 35.19 (27.03–44.44) 10,384 13.16 (3.45–25.61) 64.29 (47.80–82.81) 17.39 (10.00–26.92)
DRC 7,456 56.82 (41.18–67.27) 13.33 (7.84–19.67) 28.72 (21.95–38.17) 5,784 24.32 (15.15–36.36) 49.21 (36.17–58.82) 25.58 (14.29–30.99)
Eastern & Southern Africa 9,416 30.00 (19.29–44.44) 35.76 (24.15–50.55) 30.63 (22.50–38.64) 10,538 6.49 (0.86–20.00) 85.04 (61.29–93.33) 7.69 (2.61–15.38)
Sudan 12,696 25.00 (18.02–33.03) 29.24 (20.47–37.28) 45.63 (37.46–51.46) 13,727 4.95 (2.78–10.22) 81.90 (69.00–88.29) 12.43 (8.67–19.33)
East Asia & Pacific 1,610 30.35 (19.30–38.49) 21.90 (17.34–47.93) 41.49 (30.75–46.85) 1,514 9.55 (3.34–27.92) 70.71 (48.98–84.41) 18.91 (8.45–27.21)
South Asia 9,181 35.86 (24.62–53.85) 24.05 (14.29–39.29) 32.33 (23.81–43.20) 6,971 13.25 (4.00–31.58) 68.99 (47.62–82.05) 15.38 (9.80–21.74)
TOTALb 52,391 33.33 (20.50–48.28) 26.92 (15.38–27.27) 34.78 (25.49–44.19) 49,375 11.11 (2.90–25.00) 70.75 (50.00–86.68) 14.03 (7.41–24.53)

MUAC Mid-upper arm circumference, MUACZ Mid-upper arm circumference-for-age Z-score, WHZ Weight-for-height Z-Score, IQR interquartile range

aMedian of the survey-level percentage not pooled estimates; categories therefore do not add to 100%

bTotal category includes 3 surveys from the Middle East that aren’t presented by regional breakdown due to small number of surveys