Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants at discharge

From: Systemic biological mechanisms underpin poor post-discharge growth among severely wasted children with HIV

Characteristics at discharge

HIV− (n = 722)

HIV+ (n = 112)

Total (N = 834)

Demographic

 Sex – Males N (%)

410 (57%)

63 (56%)

473 (57%)

 Age, months – Median (IQR)

12.7 (8.0–17.5)

12.1 (6.2–17.8)

12.6 (7.9–17.5)

Site – N (%)

 Banfora

128 (18%)

4 (3.6%)

132 (16%)

 Blantyre

83 (11%)

39 (35%)

122 (15%)

 Kampala

210 (29%)

27 (24%)

237 (28%)

 Kilifi

88 (12%)

13 (12%)

101 (12%)

 Migori

131 (18%)

22 (20%)

153 (18%)

 Nairobi

82 (11%)

7 (6.3%)

89 (11%)

Nutritional status at discharge – N (%)

 No wasting

276 (38%)

22 (20%)

298 (36%)

 Moderate wasting

197 (27%)

27 (24%)

224 (27%)

 Severe wasting

249 (34%)

63 (56%)

312 (37%)

Anthropometry at discharge

 MUAC (cm)

Median (IQR)

Mean (SD)

12.15 (11.15–13.20)

12.15 (±1.66)

11.25 (9.95–12.28)

11.13 (±1.58)

12.05 (10.95–13.10)

12.01 (±1.68)

 WAZ score

Median (IQR)

Mean (SD)

−2.42 (−3.62 to −1.27)

−2.47 (±1.76)

−3.58 (−4.76 to −2.37)

−3.46 (±1.66)

−2.59 (−3.82 to −1.35)

−2.60 (±1.78)

 WHZ score

Median (IQR)

Mean (SD)

−1.82 (−2.88 to −0.68)

−1.77 (±1.62)

−2.72 (−3.76 to −1.16)

−2.52 (±2.01)

−1.90 (−3.00 to −0.77)

−1.87 (±1.70)

 HAZ score

Median (IQR)

Mean (SD)

−2.08 (−3.34 to −1.08)

−2.17 (±1.85)

−2.88 (−4.16 to −1.85)

−3.01 (±1.87)

−2.18 (−3.46 to −1.15)

−2.28 (±1.87)

 Oedema N (%)

20 (2.9%)

3 (2.8%)

23 (2.9%)

Clinical illness at admission – N (%)

 Diarrhoea

289 (40%)

51 (46%)

340 (41%)

 Pneumonia

358 (50%)

52 (46%)

410 (49%)

 Malaria Positive (RDT)

140 (20%)

6 (5.6%)

146 (18%)

 Measles

17 (2.4%)

1 (0.9%)

18 (2.2%)

 Sepsis

39 (5.4%)

10 (9.3%)

49 (5.9%)

 Pulmonary TB

15 (2.1%)

12 (11%)

27 (3.3%)

On Co-trimoxazole prophylaxis and Antiretroviral treatment at admission – N (%)

 Co-trimoxazole prophylaxis

9 (1.2%)

31 (28%)

40 (4.8%)

 Antiretroviral treatment (ART)

–

29 (26%)

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  1. Data are median (IQR), mean (SD) or count, n (%).
  2. RDT rapid diagnostic test, TB tuberculosis, MUAC mid-upper arm circumference, WAZ weight-for-age, WHZ weight-for-height, HAZ height-for-age, IQR interquartile range, SD Standard deviation.
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