Table 3 Factors associated with the diagnosis of acute malnutrition based on WHZ, MUAC and MUACAZ (N = 255,623)
WHZ | MUAC | MUACAZ | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WHZ−2 | WHZ−3 | MUAC125 | MUAC115 | MUACAZ−2 | MUACAZ−3 | |||||||||||||
% | n | Adj.OR | % | n | Adj.OR | % | n | Adj.OR | % | n | Adj.OR | % | n | Adj.OR | % | n | Adj.OR | |
Sex | ||||||||||||||||||
Male | 18.2 | 23,649 | Ref. | 4.4 | 5694 | Ref. | 7.1 | 9150 | Ref. | 1.3 | 1743 | Ref. | 17.4 | 22,598 | Ref. | 3.5 | 4519 | Ref. |
Female | 13.8 | 17,391 | 0.72 (0.71–0.74) | 2.9 | 3704 | 0.67 (0.64–0.70) | 8.6 | 10,788 | 1.38 (1.34–1.42) | 1.7 | 2196 | 1.49 (1.39–1.59) | 14.1 | 17,770 | 0.82 (0.81–0.84) | 2.5 | 3099 | 0.76 (0.73–0.80) |
Age | ||||||||||||||||||
< 24 months | 15.7 | 13,558 | Ref. | 4.3 | 3691 | Ref. | 16.2 | 13,951 | Ref. | 3.6 | 3081 | Ref. | 14.7 | 12,664 | Ref. | 3.3 | 2836 | Ref. |
> =24 months | 16.2 | 27,482 | 1.04 (1.02–1.07) | 3.4 | 5707 | 0.78 (0.75–0.82) | 3.5 | 5987 | 0.19 (0.18–0.20) | 0.5 | 858 | 0.14 (0.13–0.15) | 16.4 | 27,704 | 1.19 (1.16–1.22) | 2.8 | 4782 | 0.91 (0.86–0.95) |
Stunting | ||||||||||||||||||
No | 15.7 | 31,993 | Ref. | 3.5 | 7110 | Ref. | 5.8 | 11,790 | Ref. | 1.0 | 2055 | Ref. | 12.7 | 25,779 | Ref. | 2.0 | 4078 | Ref. |
Yes | 17.3 | 9047 | 1.09 (1.06–1.12) | 4.4 | 2288 | 1.20 (1.15–1.26) | 15.6 | 8148 | 3.05 (2.96–3.15) | 3.6 | 1884 | 3.57 (3.35–3.81) | 27.8 | 14,589 | 2.64 (2.58–2.70) | 6.8 | 3540 | 3.44 (3.29–3.61) |
Total | 16.1 | 41,040 | 3.7 | 9398 | 7.8 | 19,938 | 1.5 | 3939 | 15.8 | 40,368 | 3.0 | 7618 | ||||||