Figure 1

Participant flow chart. Adapted from Ref.18. Body composition assessment by deuterium dilution (D2O). Mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC). Weight-for-length z-score (WLZ). Children with D2O admitted by MUAC only (MUAC-O). Children with D2O admitted by WLZ and MUAC (WLZ-MUAC). Children with D2O admitted by WLZ only (WLZ-O).