Table 2 Characteristics of nutritional status of children in the first and the follow-up surveys
Characteristics | First survey No. (%) (n = 591) | First survey (paired with follow-up) No. (%) (n = 285) | Follow-up survey No. (%) (n = 285) | P value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) | 0.05 | |||
 Red (< 115 mm) | 3 (0.5) | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | |
 Yellow (115–125 mm) | 18 (3.0) | 7 (2.4) | 2 (0.7) | |
 Green (> 125 mm) | 570 (96.5) | 277 (97.2) | 283 (99.3) | |
Wasting | 0.19 | |||
 Wasting (WHZ score ≤ 2) | 27 (4.6) | 12 (4.2) | 7 (2.5) | |
 Normal | 564 (95.4) | 273 (95.8) | 278 (97.5) | |
Underweight | < 0.001 | |||
 Underweight (WAZ score ≤ 2) | 77 (13.0) | 31 (10.9) | 40 (14.0) | |
 Normal | 514 (87.0) | 254 (89.1) | 245 (86.0) | |
Stunting | 0.07 | |||
 Stunting (HAZ score ≤ 2) | 163 (27.6) | 76 (26.7) | 91 (31.9) | |
 Normal | 428 (72.4) | 209 (73.3) | 194 (68.1) | |
Severe acute malnutrition (SAM)# | 6 (1.0) | 4 (1.4) | 1 (0.4) | 0.17 |