Table 4. Body composition at four-month follow-up.
| SAM cases | MAM cases | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard protocol mean (SD) | Combined protocol mean (SD) | Adjusted difference | P value | Standard protocol mean (SD) | Combined protocol mean (SD) | Adjusted difference | P value | |
| n = 53 | n = 56 | (95% CI)* | n = 276 | n = 198 | (95% CI)* | |||
| Fat free mass (kg) § | 6.03 (0.68) | 6.12 (0.62) | 0.07 (-0.22, 0.35) | 0.63 | 6.33 (0.78) | 6.25 (0.89) | -0.10 (-0.31, 0.11) | 0.37 |
| Fat mass (kg) § | 2.2 (0.68) | 2.35 (0.94) | 0.13 (-0.15, 0.42) | 0.37 | 2.37 (0.86) | 2.33 (0.97) | -0.07 (-0.33, 0.20) | 0.63 |
| R/h | 1247.3 (182.9) | 1223.4 (151.0) | -19.5 (-88.6, 49.5) | 0.58 | 1195.3 (155.5) | 1210.9 (162.6) | 13.73 (-29.8, 57.2) | 0.54 |
| Xc/h | 72.65 (16.1) | 73.29 (16.1) | 0.10 (-8.71, 8.92) | 0.84 | 72.87 (15.8) | 75.32 (21.2) | 2.27 (-2.10, 6.65) | 0.31 |
| Phase angle ° | 3.46 (0.78) | 3.55 (0.79) | 0.09 (-0.20, 0.39) | 0.98 | 3.48 (0.63) | 3.55 (0.78) | 0.05 (-0.14, 0.24) | 0.58 |
| Skinfold thickness ratio | 1.14 (0.21) | 1.07 (0.19) | -0.06 (-0.15, 0.02) | 0.13 | 1.14 (0.21) | 1.15 (0.22) | 0.005 (-0.08, 0.09) | 0.91 |
| Tricep skinfold z score | -0.47 (1.43) | -0.34 (1.19) | 0.04 (-0.96, 1.03) | 0.94 | -0.25 (1.25) | -0.25 (1.10) | -0.004 (-0.72, 0.72) | 0.99 |
| Subscap skinfold z-score | 0.07 (1.46) | 0.49 (1.17) | 0.33 (-0.53, 1.20) | 0.45 | 0.30 (1.20) | 0.21 (1.19) | -0.06 (-0.80, 0.68) | 0.88 |
n = number of children.
*adjusted for, age and sex; allowing for clustering. § fat-free and fat mass calculated using an equation from healthy children in The Gambia (17). Skinfold thickness ratio = tricep/subscapular. R/h = resistance index; Xc/h = reactance index.