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. 2021 Apr 5;20:32. doi: 10.1186/s12937-021-00684-7

Table 4.

Cox Proportional Hazard models stratified by age groups

Exposure variables Age < 24 months at discharge Age ≥ 24 months at discharge
Univariate models Multivariate model Univariate models Multivariate model
Hazard Ratio p Hazard Ratio p Hazard Ratio p Hazard Ratio p
WHZ at discharge

WHZ<-2

WHZ≥-2

2.8 0.035

2.8

Ref.

0.037 4.7 0.043

3.3

Ref.

0.13
MUAC at discharge

MUAC < 125 mm

MUAC ≥ 125 mm

0.8 0.63

0.8

Ref.

0.69 4.1 0.009

2.2

Ref.

0.17
HAZ at discharge

HAZ<-2

HAZ≥-2

1.5 0.43 NA NA 0.8 0.66 NA NA
Duration of treatment

< 10 weeks

≥ 10 weeks

0.8 0.59 NA NA 0.2 0.032

0.3

Ref

0.10
Sex

Male

Female

1.8 0.21 NA NA 1.6 0.35 NA NA

WHZ weight-for-height Z-score; MUAC Mid-upper arm circumference; HAZ height-for-age Z-score