Table 2 Comparison between at admission and after nutritional rehabilitation anthropometric measurements in children with severe acute malnourished (SAM)
From: Assessment of left ventricular systolic and diastolic functions in severely malnourished children
Before nutrional rehabilitation | After nutrional rehabilitation | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | Percentage% | Frequency (58) | Percentage% | ||
-60 | |||||
WAZ score | |||||
<0, >-1 SD | 0 | 0 | 28 | 48.3 | <0.001*** |
<-1, >-2 SD | 0 | 0 | 30 | 51.7 | |
<-3 SD | 60 | 100 | 0 | 0 | |
HAZ score | |||||
<0, >-1 SD | 0 | 0 | 28 | 48.3 | |
<-1, >-2SD | 16 | 26.7 | 30 | 51.7 | <0.001*** |
<-2, > -3 SD | 28 | 46.7 | 0 | 0 | |
< -3SD | 16 | 26.7 | 0 | 0 | |
WHZ score | |||||
<0, >-1SD | 0 | 0 | 32 | 55.2 | |
<-1, >-2SD | 0 | 0 | 26 | 44.8 | <0.001*** |
<-2, > -3SD | 2 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | |
< -3 SD | 58 | 96.7 | 0 | 0 | |
MAUC Z score | |||||
<0, >-1 SD | 0 | 0 | 32 | 55.2 | <0.001*** |
<-1, >-2SD | 0 | 0 | 26 | 44.8 | |
<-3SD | 60 | 100 | 0 | 0 | |
Head circumference for age Z score | |||||
<0, >-1 SD | |||||
<-1, >-2 SD | 42 | 70 | 50 | 86.2 | |
> 0 SD | 18 | 30 | 0 | 0 | |
0 | 0 | 8 | 13.8 | 0.001** | |