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Table 3 Weigth gains and catch-up growth at the last visit or at 6 months of follow-up for malnourished children, compared with main characteristics, WADANUT study, 2014-2016, N=92

From: Assessment of dietary diversity and nutritional support for children living with HIV in the IeDEA pediatric West African cohort: a non-comparative, feasibility study

 

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

 
  1. WAZ Weight-for-Age Z-score, WHZ/BAZ Weight-for-Height/BMI-for-Age Z-score, HAZ Height-for-Age Z-score
  2. Fortified Blended Flours group, RUTF Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food group
  3. Not malnourished = WAZ and WHZ/BAZ Z-scores ≥-2 SD
  4. * Chi-square or Fisher’s exact test
  5. a WHO guidelines 2006