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Table 1 Characteristics of study population

From: Inconsistent diagnosis of acute malnutrition by weight-for-height and mid-upper arm circumference: contributors in 16 cross-sectional surveys from South Sudan, the Philippines, Chad, and Bangladesh

 

N

Male %

Age < 24 months %

Stunted %

SSR mean

MUAC125 %

WHZ−2 %

MUAC125 or WHZ−2 %

MUAC125 and WHZ−2 %

Overlap between 2 indicators %

Survey

 Bangladesh

3,831

50.5

32.2

59.3

58.6

8.5

15.0

18.8

4.7

25.0

 Chad

718

51.1

34.1

13.5

56.2

6.8

34.1

35.2

5.7

16.2

 Philippines

368

50.0

8.7

38.6

55.7

0.5

3.0

3.0

0.5

18.2

 Sudan-Myaiendit

465

51.4

35.7

10.5

55.9

8.2

20.4

23.9

4.7

19.8

 Sudan-Renk

613

49.4

42.9

13.9

56.1

11.4

17.6

21.2

7.8

36.9

 Sudan-Malut

705

47.2

38.0

15.3

56.5

4.4

21.1

21.7

3.8

17.6

 Sudan-Kapoetat

749

48.1

33.0

28.0

57.1

11.2

10.8

16.6

5.5

33.1

 Sudan-Padak

906

48.5

43.0

9.7

55.5

28.9

42.9

51.4

20.4

39.7

 Sudan-Malakal

751

48.1

41.8

7.7

56.6

7.9

21.6

23.6

5.9

24.9

 Sudan-Kajokeji

901

48.6

37.1

22.6

57.4

6.7

9.0

11.4

4.2

36.9

 Sudan-Nyadintoch

774

47.8

34.0

18.9

54.5

18.2

21.2

30.1

9.3

30.9

 Sudan-Mareang

748

47.3

33.0

18.9

54.4

18.3

21.4

30.2

9.5

31.4

 Sudan-Mvolo

658

54.0

30.2

24.5

55.9

7.0

8.4

11.2

4.1

36.5

 Sudan-Oldfangak

909

51.9

35.4

5.5

55.6

9.4

18.5

22.2

5.6

25.2

 Sudan-Bunagok

420

49.5

38.6

16.0

56.1

10.7

12.9

17.4

6.2

35.6

 Sudan-Duk

893

53.3

36.4

15.9

55.8

12.8

25.9

30.3

8.3

27.3

Age

  < 24 months

5,010

50.2

/

25.1

59.8

21.8

22.5

31.1

13.3

42.7

  ≥ 24 months

9,399

49.7

/

29.4

55.0

4.9

17.0

18.9

3.0

16.0

Sex

 Female

7,217

/

34.6

25.6

56.6

11.9

17.3

22.7

6.5

28.7

 Male

7,192

/

35.0

30.2

56.8

9.6

20.5

23.5

6.6

28.3

Stunting

 No

10,388

48.3

36.1

/

56.2

9.5

19.5

23.0

6.0

26.0

 Yes

4,021

54.0

31.2

/

58.0

14.1

17.5

23.5

8.2

34.9

Long leg

 No

9,692

51.1

37.8

37.3

58.3

9.8

15.0

19.0

5.8

30.3

 Yes

4,717

47.5

28.5

8.6

53.3

12.8

27.0

31.5

8.3

26.3

Total

14,409

49.9

34.8

27.9

56.7

10.8

18.9

23.1

6.6

28.5

  1. MUAC 125 Mid upper arm circumference < 125 mm, WHZ −2 Weight-for-height Zscore<−2, SSR Sitting-standing height ratio (sitting height/standing height) × 100, Long leg SSR Zscore in the lower tertile of the study population, Stunting Height-for-age Zscore<−2, Overlap Proportion of cases being MUAC125 and WHZ−2 among children identified by either MUAC125 or WHZ−2