Table 3 Logistic regression model of clinical predictors of the outcome of treatment of infants with SAM fed on supplementary suckling technique

Age

0.9

0.60-1.3

0.519

0.88

0.57-1.35

0.556

Sex

1.4

0.52.3.52

0.538

0.99

0.33-2.95

0.987

Vomiting

0.71

0.27-1.84

0.476

0.63

0.18-2.18

0.468

Diarrhea

0.67

0.25-1.76

0.414

0.68

0.20-2.29

0.531

Anemia

1.35

0.36-5.15

0.658

1.50

0.30-7.42

0.618

Pneumonia

1.45

0.55-3.84

0.457

1.55

0.51-4.69

0.440

Seizure

2.13

0.18-24.61

0.546

2.98

0.17-51.78

0.454

Weight-for-age z score on admission

0.86

0.58-1.31

0.860

0.42

0.16-1.08

0.072

Weight-for-age z score at discharge

1.10

0.76-1.58

0.628

2.48

0.95-6.44

0.063

Duration of treatment

1.71

0.05-0.62

< 0.001*

0.19

0.05-0.76

0.019*