From: Mortality and morbidity patterns in under-five children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in Zambia: a five-year retrospective review of hospital-based records (2009–2013)
Characteristic
Died Median(ICR) %(n)
Discharged Median(ICR) %(n)
Log rank P value
Marasmic- kwashiorkor
2 (1–6) 42% (439)
12 (8–17) 58% (609)
0.0000
Marasmus
2 (1–7) 51% (659)
12 (8–17) 49% (626)
Kwashiorkor
3 (1–7) 55% (849)
12 (8–16) 45% (1, 526)