Table 3 Differences in mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) gain velocities for children admitted with edematous compared to non-edematous severe acute malnutrition during inpatient therapeutic care and outpatient therapeutic care†
Unadjusted | Age-sex adjusted | Edema x time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | n | b (95%CI) | b (95%CI) | P-value | |
Inpatient | Week 1 | 335 | −2.44 (−3.74; −1.14)* | − 2.30 (− 3.6; − 0.97)* | 0.298 |
Week 2 | 186 | −1.01 (− 2.77; 0.75) | −0.91 (− 2.68; 0.86) | ||
Week 3 | 69 | 0.80 (−2.13; 3.73) | 0.86 (− 2.08; 3.79) | ||
Week 4 | 26 | 0.23 (−2.13; 3.73) | 0.22 (−4.18; 4.63) | ||
Week 5 | 15 | 0.15 (−5.65; 5.94) | 0.10 (−5.70; 5.89) | ||
Outpatient | Week 2 | 295 | 0.57 (−0.15; 1.28) | 0.65 (− 0.07; 1.37) | 0.091 |
Week 4 | 285 | −0.53 (−1.26; 0.20) | − 0.45 (− 1.18; 0.29) | ||
Week 6 | 284 | −0.49 (−1.22; 0.24) | − 0.41 (− 1.14; 0.33) | ||
Week 8 | 284 | −0.43 (−1.17; 0.31) | − 0.35 (− 1.09; 0.39) | ||
Week 10 | 27 | 1.63 (−0.66; 3.93) | 1.68 (−0.61; 3.98) | ||
Week 12 | 19 | −0.58 (−3.32; 2.15) | − 0.53 (−3.27; 2.21) |