Table 1 Measurements at admission and discharge by categories of outcome
Total (N = 254) N (%)/mean (SD/IQR) | Recovered, N = 185 | Referred to SC, N = 68 | Died, N = 1 | Defaulted, N = 0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Admission variables | |||||
Gender, N (%) | |||||
Male | 122 (48) | 92 (75.4) | 29 (23.8) | 1 (0.8) | 0.0 (0.0) |
Female | 132 (52) | 93 (70.5) | 39 (29.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) |
Vomiting | |||||
Yes, N (%) | 62 (24.4) | 45 (72.5) | 16 (25.8) | 1 (1.6) | 0.0 (0.0) |
No, N (%) | 192 (75.6) | 139 (72.4) | 52 (27.1) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) |
Fever | |||||
Yes, N (%) | 61 (24.0) | 42 (68.9) | 19 (31.3) | 1 (1.6) | 0.0 (0.0) |
No, N (%) | 193 (76.0) | 143 (74.1) | 49 (25.4) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) |
Cough | |||||
Yes, N (%) | 66 (26) | 50 (75.8) | 15 (22.7) | 1 (1.5) | 0.0 (0.0) |
No, N (%) | 188 (74) | 135 (71.8) | 53 (28.2) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) |
Malaria | |||||
Yes, N (%) | 50 (19.7) | 39 (78.0) | 10 (20.0) | 1 (2.0) | 0.0 (0.0) |
No, N (%) | 204 (80.3) | 146 (71.6) | 58 (28.4) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) |
Diarrhoea | |||||
Yes, N (%) | 90 (35.4) | 70 (77.8) | 20 (22.2) | 1 (1.1) | 0.0 (0.0) |
No, N (%) | 164 (64.6) | 115 (70.1) | 48 (29.3) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) |
Age, months | |||||
Median (IQR) | 14 (9–24) | 14 (9–24) | 14 (10–24) | 36.0 | – |
WAZ | |||||
Median (IQR) | − 3.7 (1.0) | − 3.8 (− 4.3 to − 3.1) | − 3.6 (− 4.2 to − 3.0) | − 4.0 | – |
WHZ | |||||
Median (IQR) | − 3.1 (0.9) | − 3.1 (− 3.6 to − 2.7) | − 3.1 (− 3.6 to − 2.6) | − 2.4 | – |
HAZ | |||||
Median (IQR) | − 2.8 (1.7) | − 2.9 (− 3.9 to − 1.6) | − 2.5 (− 3.6 to − 1.5) | − 4.2 | – |
MUAC | |||||
Median, (IQR) | 116.8 (9.2) | 116.5 (112–123) | 117.3 (112–123) | 126.0 | – |
Discharge variables | |||||
WAZ | |||||
Median (IQR) | − 2.4 (1.1) | − 2.2 (− 2.8 to − 1.5) | − 3.1 (− 3.9 to − 2.2) | − 4.0 | – |
WHZ | |||||
Median (IQR) | − 1.1 (1.3) | − 0.8 (− 1.2 to − 0.4) | − 2.4 (− 3.1 to − 1.7) | − 2.4 | – |
MUAC | |||||
Median (IQR) | 129.5 (10.3) | 132.3 (127–138.5) | 121.9 (114–128.8) | 126.0 | – |
Duration of stay/days | |||||
Median (IQR) | 47.1 (24.9) | 50 (33–71) | 26.5 (10–55) | 3 | – |
RWGa | |||||
Median (SD or IQR) | 4.4 (4.4) | 5.6 (2.8–7.2) | 1.3 (0.0–3.2) | 0.0 | – |
RMGb | |||||
Median (IQR) | 0.3 (0.3) | 0.3 (0.2–0.5) | 0.1 (0.0–0.2) | 0.0 | – |