Table 1 Description of the study sample

Item

Group

Number

Percentage

Sample size

All children

1040

100.0%

Sex of child

Females

513

49.3%

Males

527

50.7%

MUAC class^a

MUAC ≥ 125 mm

698

67.1%

115 mm ≤ MUAC < 125 mm

217

20.9%

MUAC < 115 mm

125

12.0%

Source

OTP or SFP program

96

9.2%

Paediatric outpatients

639

61.4%

Other source

305

29.3%

Item

Summary

Value

Units

Age of child

Minimum

6

Months

Lower quartile

11

Median

18

Upper quartile

29

Maximum

59

Mean (SD)

21.37 (13.0)

MUAC^b

Minimum

86

Mm

Lower quartile

123

Median

137

Upper quartile

148

Maximum

190

Mean (SD)

136 (16.6)