| All | Low Mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) | Low MUAC and low weight-for-height z-score (WHZ) | Low WHZ | p-value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maternal recalla, % (n) | |||||
 Any symptom | 38.0 (608) | 34.6 (161) | 39.1 (312) | 40.2 (135) | 0.5 |
 Fever | 20 (322) | 17.8 (83) | 20.3 (162) | 22.9 (77) | 0.8 |
 Diarrhoea | 17.9 (286) | 14.8 (69) | 19.8 (158) | 17.6 (59) | 0.9 |
 Cough | 9.6 (153) | 7.9 (37) | 9.5 (76) | 11.9 (40) | 0.1 |
 Vomiting | 6.8 (109) | 4.7 (22) | 7.4 (59) | 8.3 (28) | 0.2 |
 Skin infections | 0.5 (8) | 0.4 (2) | 0.5 (4) | 0.6 (2) | 0.9 |
 Loss of appetite | 0.1 (2) | 0 (0) | 0.1 (1) | 0.3 (1) | 0.4 |
Physical examinationa, % (n) | |||||
 Any symptom | 71.8 (1155) | 72.6 (340) | 71.9 (578) | 74.2 (250) | 0.5 |
 Fever | 17.7 (285) | 15.6 (73) | 17.3 (139) | 21.7 (73) | 0.1 |
 Positive malaria test | 40.2 (644) | 46 (214) | 38.8 (310) | 35.6 (120) | <0.001 |
  Without fever | 31.8 (509) | 38.4 (178) | 30.7 (245) | 25.6 (86) | <0.001 |
  With fever | 8.4 (135) | 7.8 (36) | 8.1 (65) | 10.1 (34) | 0.8 |
 Upper respiratory tract infection | 14.6 (234) | 13.5 (63) | 15.8 (127) | 13.1 (44) | 0.3 |
 Lower respiratory tract infection | 23.2 (373) | 20.5 (96) | 22.4 (180) | 28.8 (97) | 0.006 |
 Diarrhoea | 5.8 (94) | 5.1 (23) | 6 (48) | 6.5 (22) | 0.9 |
 Skinb | 3.9 (63) | 4.5 (21) | 3.7 (30) | 3.6 (12) | 0.6 |
 Earc | 1.1 (17) | 1.1 (5) | 0.9 (7) | 1.5 (5) | 0.7 |
Acute phase proteinsa | |||||
 Serum C-reactive protein, mg/l, | |||||
  Median (interquartile range) | 2.3 (0.8–9.4) |  |  |  |  |
   > 10 mg/L, % (n) | 24.2 (378) | 22.7 (103) | 24.2 (190) | 26.1 (85) | 0.06 |
 Serum α1-acid glycoprotein, g/l, | |||||
  Median (interquartile range) | 1.2 (0.9–1.6) |  |  |  |  |
   > 1 g/L, % (n) | 66.4 (1039) | 62.6 (284) | 69.4 (544) | 64.7 (211) | 0.6 |