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From: Severely malnourished children with a low weight-for-height have a higher mortality than those with a low mid-upper-arm-circumference: I. Empirical data demonstrates Simpson’s paradox

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Flow chart of analyses of admissions for treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition in Africa. NGOs Non-Governmental Organizations; IPF In-patient Facility (Hospital. Therapeutic Feeding Center); OTP Out-patient Treatment Program (Home treatment); SFC Supplementary Feeding Center; Wt/ht Weight or height; M-muac MUAC < 115 mm with WHZ ≥ −3Z and no oedema (marasmus by MUAC only); M-whz WHZ < −3Z with MUAC ≥115 mm and no oedema (marasmus by WHZ only); M-both MUAC < 115 mm & WHZ < −3Z and no oedema (marasmus by both diagnostic criteria); Kwash nutritional oedema/Kwashiorkor without meeting either MUAC or WHZ criteria; K-muac oedema & MUAC < 115 mm with WHZ ≥ −3Z (marasmic kwashiorkor by MUAC only); K-whz oedema & WHZ < −3Z with MUAC ≥115 mm (marasmic kwashiorkor by WHZ only); K-both oedema & MUAC < 115 mm & WHZ < −3Z (marasmic kwashiorkor by both diagnostic criteria)

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Nutrition Journal

ISSN: 1475-2891

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