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Table 3 Duration of incident moderate clinical malnutrition (McM), moderate wasting and moderate stunting

From: Incidence and course of child malnutrition according to clinical or anthropometrical assessment: a longitudinal study from rural DR Congo

Season at start of malnutrition

Total number of incident cases in the season

Return to normal nutritional status:

  

After 3 months % (95% CI)

After 6 months (%, 95% CI)

After 9 months (%, 95% CI)

After 12 months (%, 95% CI)

McM 1

Dry season, post- harvest

100

76.0 (67.6, 84.4)

19.0 (12.6, 24.2)

2.2

2.0

Dry season, pre-harvest

159

76.7 (70.1, 83.3)

8.2 (3.9, 12.5)

8.8 (4.4, 13.2)

Censored

Rainy season, pre-harvest

174

64.4 (57.3, 71.5)

18.4 (12.6, 24.2)

Censored

End of rainy season, post-harvest

317

71.0 (66.0, 76.0)

Censored

Moderate wasting 2

Dry season, post- harvest

26

69.2 (51.5, 86.9)

15.4 (1.5, 29.3)

3.8

0.0

Dry season, pre-harvest

27

70.4 (53.2, 87.6)

22.2 (6.5, 37.9)

No cases

Censored

Rainy season, pre-harvest

60

78.3 (67.9, 88.7)

15.0 (6.0, 24.0)

Censored

End of rainy season, post-harvest

66

75.8 (65.5, 86.1)

Censored

Moderate stunting 3

Dry season, post- harvest

68

35.3 (23.9, 46.7)

8.8 (2.1, 15.5)

4.4

10.3 (3.1, 17.5)

Dry season, pre-harvest

52

23.1 (11.6, 34.6)

5.8

13.5 (4.2, 22.5)

Censored

Rainy season, pre-harvest

147

18.4 (12.1, 24.7)

19.0 (12.7, 25.3)

Censored

End of rainy season, post-harvest

231

32.0 (26.0, 38.0)

Censored

  1. 1Identified as the presence of wasting of the gluteus muscle at inspection and/or palpation without signs of marasmus or kwashiorkor.
  2. 2Weight-for-length/height Z-score <-2 to >-3.
  3. 3Length/height-for-age Z-score <-2 to >-3.