|
FBF
|
RUTF
|
---|
WHZ/BAZ gains, mean Z-score (sd)
|
WAZ gains, mean Z-score (sd)
|
Not malnourished
|
Malnourished
|
p-value*
|
WHZ/BAZ gains, mean Z-score (sd)
|
WAZ gains, mean Z-score (sd)
|
Not malnourished
|
Malnourished
|
p-value
|
---|
N
|
%
|
N
|
%
|
N
|
%
|
N
|
%
|
---|
Overall
|
0.37 (0.72)
|
0.38 (0.77)
|
31.0
|
49.2
|
32
|
50.8
| |
1.15 (1.69)
|
0.97 (1.24)
|
9
|
31.0
|
20
|
69.0
| |
Age groups
| | | | | | |
0.613
| | | | | | |
0.772
|
0-2 years
|
0.17 (2.13)
|
0.29 (1.85)
|
2
|
6.5
|
1
|
3.1
| |
1.69 (2.22)
|
1.46 (1.65)
|
3
|
33.3
|
8
|
40.0
| |
2-10 years
|
0.38 (0.62)
|
0.38 (0.70)
|
29
|
93.5
|
31
|
96.9
| |
0.82 (1.22)
|
0.65 (0.78)
|
6
|
66.7
|
12
|
60.0
| |
Sex
| | | | | | |
0.701
| | | | | | |
0.109
|
Girls
|
0.45 (0.67)
|
0.27 (0.59)
|
17
|
54.8
|
16
|
50.0
| |
0.58 (1.30)
|
0.52 (1.15)
|
2
|
22.2
|
12
|
60.0
| |
Boys
|
0.29 (0.76)
|
0.49 (0.92)
|
14
|
45.2
|
16
|
50.0
| |
1.67 (1.88)
|
1.36 (1.22)
|
7
|
77.8
|
8
|
40.0
| |
Country
| | | | | | |
0.013
| | | | | | |
0.712
|
Benin
|
0.21 (0.76)
|
0.33 (0.62)
|
5
|
16.1
|
11
|
34.4
| |
1.09 (1.12)
|
0.94 (0.84)
|
3
|
33.3
|
8
|
40.0
| |
Ivory Coast
|
0.50 (0.76)
|
0.35 (0.56)
|
23
|
74.2
|
12
|
37.5
| |
1.18 (1.99)
|
0.99 (1.44)
|
6
|
66.7
|
10
|
50.0
| |
Togo
|
0.18 (0.41)
|
0.51 (1.29)
|
3
|
9.7
|
9
|
28.1
| |
1.25 (2.74)
|
0.93 (2.02)
|
0
|
0.0
|
2
|
10.0
| |
Immunodeficiency by agea
| | | | | | |
0.423
| | | | | | |
0.599
|
No
|
0.42 (0.59)
|
0.42 (0.82)
|
20
|
64.5
|
16
|
50.0
| |
0.78 (1.27)
|
0.61 (0.81)
|
3
|
33.3
|
4
|
20.0
| |
Moderate
|
-0.88 (1.37)
|
-1.61 (-)
|
1
|
3.2
|
1
|
3.1
| |
1.30 (2.20)
|
1.19 (1.62)
|
2
|
22.2
|
3
|
15.0
| |
Severe
|
0.42 (0.59)
|
0.58 (0.69)
|
7
|
22.6
|
7
|
21.9
| |
1.40 (1.91)
|
1.14 (1.36)
|
3
|
33.3
|
10
|
50.0
| |
Missing
|
0.16 (0.33)
|
0.19 (0.33)
|
3
|
9.7
|
8
|
25.0
| |
0.90 (1.50)
|
0.76 (1.18)
|
2
|
22.2
|
3
|
15.0
| |
Stunting
| | | | | | |
0.030
| | | | | | |
0.158
|
Yes (HAZ<-2 SD)
|
0.17 (0.63)
|
0.34 (0.89)
|
15
|
48.4
|
24
|
75.0
| |
1.02 (1.88)
|
1.01 (1.40)
|
5
|
55.6
|
17
|
85.0
| |
No (HAZ≥-2 SD)
|
0.69 (0.75)
|
0.43 (0.51)
|
16
|
51.6
|
8
|
25.0
| |
1.53 (0.89)
|
0.84 (0.58)
|
4
|
44.4
|
3
|
15.0
| |
- WAZ Weight-for-Age Z-score, WHZ/BAZ Weight-for-Height/BMI-for-Age Z-score, HAZ Height-for-Age Z-score
- Fortified Blended Flours group, RUTF Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food group
- Not malnourished = WAZ and WHZ/BAZ Z-scores ≥-2 SD
- * Chi-square or Fisher’s exact test
- a WHO guidelines 2006