Table 3 Age, sex, height, weight, admission season and illness of severely malnourished children by presence of oedema and age group
Non-oedematousa | Oedematousa | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
n = 102 | n = 102 | ||
< 5 yr | |||
Age category, mo | 0.001 | ||
6-12 | 31 (30.4) | 17 (10.7) | |
13-24 | 31 (30.4) | 52 (32.7) | |
25-36 | 25 (24.5) | 52 (32.7) | |
37-59 | 15 (14.7) | 38 (24.0) | |
Height-for-age Z-score | −3.5 ± 1.8 | −3.2 ± 1.6 | 0.28 |
Female sex | 38 (37.3) | 67 (42.1) | 0.43 |
Admission seasonb | |||
Pre-harvest | 56 (55.0) | 73 (45.9) | 0.21 |
Post-harvest | 46 (45.0) | 86 (54.1) | |
Co-infectionc | 46 (45.1) | 40 (25.2) | 0.001 |
TB | 10 (9.8) | 4 (2.5) | 0.02 |
Pneumonia | 33 (32.4) | 27 (17.0) | 0.01 |
Diarrhea | 33 (32.4) | 25 (15.7) | 0.002 |
Malaria | 2 (2.0) | 6 (3.8) | 0.49 |
HIV status | 0.08 | ||
Negative | 67 (65.7) | 106 (66.7) | |
Positive | 5 (5.0) | 1 (0.6) | |
Unknown | 30 (29.3) | 52 (32.7) | |
Reported illnessd | 96 (94.1) | 141 (88.7) | 0.15 |
Fever | 76 (75.0) | 106 (66.7) | 0.06 |
Cough or difficult breathing | 69 (67.6) | 76 (47.8) | 0.001 |
Diarrhea | 63 (61.8) | 106 (66.7) | 0.52 |
Measles | 9 (8.8) | 7 (4.4) | 0.20 |
≥ 5 yr | n = 35 | n = 55 | |
Age category, mo | 0.03 | ||
60-95 | 19 (54.3) | 42 (76.4) | |
96-168 | 16 (45.7) | 13 (23.6) | |
Height-for-age Z-score | −3.3 ± 1.5 | −3.7 ± 1.2 | 0.51 |
Female sex | 22 (63.0) | 25 (45.5) | 0.11 |
Admission seasonb | |||
Pre-harvest | 21 (60.0) | 34 (61.8) | 0.86 |
Post-harvest | 14 (40.0) | 21 (38.1) | |
Co-infectionc | 5 (14.3) | 3 (5.5) | 0.17 |
TB | 2 (5.7) | 1 (1.8) | 0.34 |
Pneumonia | 2 (5.7) | 2 (11.7) | 0.64 |
Diarrhea | 2 (5.7) | 1 (5.9) | 0.56 |
Malaria | 1 (2.8) | - | 0.39 |
HIV status | 0.30 | ||
Negative | 21 (60.0) | 40 (72.7) | |
Positive | 2 (5.7) | 1 (1.8) | |
Unknown | 12 (34.3) | 14 (25.5) | |
Reported illnessd | 0.72 | ||
Fever | 26 (74.3) | 33 (60.0) | 0.17 |
Cough or difficult breathing | 19 (54.3) | 23 (41.8) | 0.25 |
Diarrhea | 22 (63.0) | 34 (61.8) | 0.92 |
Measles | 1 (2.8) | 4 (7.3) | 0.65 |