Table 2 Daily mean weight evolution in kwashiorkor children over 21 days
Nutritional management | D1 | D3 | D5 | D7 | D14 | D21 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CM/MASO | N | 51 | 40 | 44 | 44 | 46 | 34 |
Mean weight in Kg | 9.73 | 9.35 | 9.39 | 9.05 | 9.87 | 10.53 | |
SD | 2.850 | 2.966 | 2.895 | 2.885 | 2.895 | 2.957 | |
Min weight in Kg | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |
Max weight in Kg | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Weight gain/loss in Kg | −0.38 | −0.34 | −0.68 | + 0.14 | + 0.8 | ||
TM/RUTF | N | 45 | 43 | 41 | 43 | 40 | 34 |
Mean weight in Kg | 10.07 | 9.88 | 9.78 | 9.77 | 10.35 | 10.50 | |
SD | 3.026 | 3.033 | 3.078 | 2.894 | 3.093 | 3.422 | |
Min weight in Kg | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |
Max weight in Kg | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | |
Weight gain/loss in Kg | −0.19 | −0.29 | −0.3 | + 0.02 | + 0.43 | ||
Total | N | 96 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 86 | 68 |
Mean weight in Kgs | 9.89 | 9.63 | 9.58 | 9.40 | 10.09 | 10.51 | |
SD | 2.923 | 2.995 | 2.974 | 2.895 | 2.981 | 3.174 | |
Min weight in Kg | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |
Max weight in Kg | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | |
Weight gain/loss in Kg | −0.26 | −0.31 | − 0.49 | + 0.20 | + 0.65 | ||
Test F ANOVA | 0.323 | 0.655 | 0.370 | 1.358 | 0.553 | 0.001 | |
df | 95 | 82 | 84 | 86 | 85 | 67 | |
p-value | 0.571 | 0.421 | 0.545 | 0.247 | 0.459 | 0.970 | |