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Table 7 Comparison of anthropometric and body composition indices among children with both severe wasting and severe stunting versus children with severe wasting only

From: Association between anthropometric criteria and body composition among children aged 6–59 months with severe acute malnutrition: a cross-sectional assessment from India

Baseline Characteristics

Children with Severe Wasting Only

Children with both Severe Wasting & Severe Stunting

F statistics

N

Mean

SD

N

Mean

SD

Fat Mass (FM)

325

0.64

0.63

162

0.60

0.57

F-value = 0.53, p-value = 0.47

Fat Free Mass (FFM)

325

8.09

1.80

162

6.87

1.52

F-value = 54.20, p-value < 0.001