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Table 3 Clinical outcomes by assigned transition phase dieta

From: Effectiveness of three commonly used transition phase diets in the inpatient management of children with severe acute malnutrition: a pilot randomized controlled trial in Malawi

 

Transition phase diet

F 100

(n = 25)

F 75 + RUTF

(n = 26)

RUTF

(n = 23)

P value

Weight at discharge, kg

7.2 ± 2.2

7.9 ± 2.2

6.5 ± 2.1

0.09

Weight change per transition dayb, g

−6.6 ± 63

27.1 ± 75.4

42 ± 33.5

0.34

Reverted back to F75, n%

5 (20)

1 (4)

3 (13)

0.21

Duration of edema, d

2.2 ± 2.9

2.7 ± 2.8

3.1 ± 3.6

0.61

Hyponatremia transition day 3, n (%)

5 (21)

2 (8)

2 (10)

0.35

Hypernatremia transition day 3, n (%)

1 (4)

4 (16)

5 (24)

0.16

Mortality, n (%)

1 (4)

2 (8)

3 (13)

0.52

  1. aValues are n (%) or mean ± SD
  2. bWeight change was only calculated for children without edema