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Table 4 Daily mean weight in mixed malnutrition children over 21 days

From: Management of severe acute malnutrition by cow milk in resource constraints settings: experience of the Nutritional Centre of the University Clinics of Graben

Nutritional management

D1

D3

D5

D7

D14

D21

CM/MASO

N

13

11

12

10

12

11

Mean weight in Kg

7.00

7.09

6.75

6.80

7.50

7.55

SD

2.160

1.868

1.913

1.687

1.883

2.207

Min weight in Kg

4

4

4

5

5

5

Max weight in Kg

11

10

10

10

10

11

 

Weight gain/loss in Kg

 

+ 0.09

−0.25

−0.20

+ 0.50

+ 0.55

TM/RUTF

N

5

3

4

3

3

3

Mean weight in Kg

9.75

9.67

9.50

9.33

10.33

10.33

SD

3.304

4.041

3.317

4.509

4.509

5.132

Min weight in Kg

6

6

6

5

6

6

Max in Kg

14

14

14

9

15

16

 

Weight gain/loss in Kg

 

−0.08

−0.25

−0.42

+ 0.58

+ 0.58

Total

N

18

14

16

13

15

14

Mean weight in Kg

7.65

7.64

7.44

7.38

8.07

8.14

SD

2.644

2.530

2.529

2.599

2.658

3.035

Min weight in Kg

4

4

4

5

5

5

Max weight in Kg

14

14

14

14

15

16

 

Weight gain/loss in kg

 

−0.01

−0.21

−0.27

+ 0.42

+ 0.49

Test F ANOVA

3.910

2.777

4.336

2.458

3.144

2.168

df

 

16

13

15

14

14

13

p

 

0.067

0.121

0.056

0.145

0.100

0.167