Table 2 Nutritional status at 6 weeks as a predictor of death between 6 weeks and 6 months of age
Nutritional Status at 6 weeks | Sensitivity (95% CI) | Specificity (95% CI) | Positive predictive value (95% CI) | Negative predictive value (95% CI) | Likelihood Ratio+ (95% CI) | Likelihood Ratio- (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WAZ < -3 | 64.6 (49.5, 77.8) | 85.9 (84.8, 87.0) | 5.7 (3.9, 7.9) | 99.5 (99.1, 99.7) | 4.6 (3.7, 5.8) | 0.4 (0.3, 0.6) |
WLZ < -3 | 25.0 (13.2, 40.3) | 95.9 (95.2, 96.5) | 6.9 (3.5, 12.0) | 99.1 (98.7, 99.4) | 6.1 (3.6, 10.5) | 0.8 (0.6, 0.9) |
LAZ < -3 | 39.1 (25.1, 54.6) | 90.6 (89.6, 91.5) | 5.0 (2.9, 7.8) | 99.2 (98.8, 99.4) | 4.2 (2.9, 6.1) | 0.7 (0.5, 0.8) |