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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of RUTF patients (N = 556)

From: The effect of short-term preoperative nutritional intervention for cleft surgery eligibility

 

Madagascar (n = 158)

Malawi (n = 43)

Ghana (n = 44)

Nicaragua (n = 93)

Honduras (n = 53)

Venezuela (n = 165)

Total (n = 556)

Sex (%M)

50.6%

48.8%

34.1%

55.9%

43.4%

55.2%

51.6%

Avg age (months) (std.)

17.6 (13.1)

11.1 (5.0)

13.7 (6.5)

61.22 (55.1)

37.2 (37.6)

51.2 (42.9)

35.9 (39.9)

Age Distribution (months)

  < 12 mos

75 (47.5%)

29 (67.4%)

25 (56.8%)

12 (12.9%)

10 (18.9%)

45 (27.3%)

196 (35.3%)

 12- 24 mos

57 (36.1%)

13 (30.2%)

17 (38.6%)

19 (20.4%)

20 (37.7%)

25 (15.2%)

151 (27.2%)

 24- 60 mos

24 (15.2%)

1 (2.3%)

2 (4.5%)

36 (38.7%)

14 (26.4%)

40 (24.2%)

117 (21.0%)

 60 + mos

2 (1.3%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

26 (28.0%)

9 (17.0%)

55 (33.3%)

92 (16.5%)

Malnutrition Status:

 Mild

71 (44.9%)

16 (37.2%)

11 (25.0%)

73 (78.4%)

26 (49.1%)

85 (51.5%)

282 (50.7%)

 Moderate

40 (25.4%)

13 (30.2%)

20 (45.5%)

10 (10.8%)

15 (28.3%)

19 (11.5%)

117 (21.1%)

 Severe

47 (29.7%)

14 (32.6%)

13 (29.5%)

10 (10.8%)

12 (22.6%)

61 (37.0%)

157 (28.2)

Avg. # of RUTF Sachets (N (Range))

48 (15–141)

45 (11–84)

50 (30–78)

43 (12–117)

42 (15–100)

28 (8–63)

40 (8–141)

# Surgeries Confirmed

44

24

28

26

12

61

195