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Table 3 Nutritional status at 6 weeks and relative risk and population attributable fraction of mortality between 6 weeks and 6 months of age

From: Diagnostic measures for severe acute malnutrition in Indian infants under 6 months of age: a secondary data analysis

Anthropometric indicators at 6 weeks of age

Deaths among malnourished (%)

Deaths among non-malnourished (%)

Unadjusted Relative Risk

(95% CI)

Adjusted Relative Riska

(95% CI)

Population Attributable fraction %

(95% CI)

WAZ

31 of 545 (5.7)

17 of 3157 (0.5)

10.6

(5.9, 18.9)

10.6

(5.9, 18.9)

57.9

(38.8, 71.0)

WLZ

11 of 159 (6.9)

33 of 3519 (0.9)

7.4

(3.8, 14.3)

7.3

(3.8, 14.2)

21.6

(7.5, 33.6)

LAZ

18 of 360 (5)

28 of 3324 (0.8)

5.9

(3.3, 10.6)

6.0

(3.4, 10.8)

32.5

(15.2, 46.3)

  1. aAdjusted for intervention group and sex
  2. WAZ Weight for age z-score, WLZ Weight for length z-score, LAZ Length for age z-score
  3. Malnourished, WAZ < -3 or WLZ < -3 or LAZ < -3; Non-malnourished WAZ ≥ − 3 or WLZ ≥ -3 or LAZ ≥ -3.