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Table 1 Characteristics of the 220 children below 60 months of age with severe malnutrition admitted to Mulago hospital, Uganda, September-November 2003

From: Risk factors in hospital deaths in severely malnourished children in Kampala, Uganda

Age group

Male

Female

Total

Months

Oedemaa

No oedemab

Oedemaa

No oedemab

 

0 – 5.9

0

2

1

3

6

6 – 11.9

14

13

7

9

43

12 – 23.9

38

37

20

26

121

24 – 35.9

8

7

5

6

26

36 – 47.9

5

2

3

3

13

48 – 59.9

3

2

4

2

11

Total

68

63

40

49

220

  1. a Bilateral pedal oedema with or without a weight-for-height of <-3SD (z-score)
  2. b Weight for height <-3 SD (z-score), but no bilateral pedal oedema.