Fig 1.
Sample used for the analysis.
Fig 2.
Pie charts showing the proportion of children with GAM and SAM diagnosed by both MUAC < 125 mm and WHZ < -2SD (green) or by MUAC alone (yellow) or by WHZ alone (blue).
Table 1.
Identification of global and severe acute malnutrition by weight-for height Z-score, mid-upper arm circumference, or by both criteria according to gender, age-group and age.
Fig 3.
ROC curve of the MUAC score against WHZ<-2SD (I) and WHZ<-3SD (II).
Table 2.
Evaluation of screening test of nutritional status by different cut-offs of MUAC and WHZ (to detect severe acute malnutrition) in children aged 6–59 months.