Parameters | Intervention arm | Control arm | P valuea | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number (%) | 707 | (51.7) | 660 | (48.3) | |
Relapse to MAM, n (%)b | 91 | (12.9) | 292 | (44.2) | <0.001 |
 Relapse to WHZ < –2 and ≥ –3 | 58 | (8.2) | 201 | (30.5) |  |
 Relapse to MUAC <125 mm and ≥115 mm | 57 | (8.1) | 279 | (42.3) |  |
Relapse to SAM, n (%)c | 24 | (3.4) | 73 | (11.1) | <0.001 |
 Relapse to WHZ < -3 | 8 | (1.1) | 30 | (4.5) |  |
 Relapse to MUAC <115 mm | 0 | (0.0) | 22 | (3.3) |  |
 Relapse to oedema | 16 | (2.3) | 26 | (3.9) |  |
Length/height change (mm/week), mean (SD) | 1.35 | ±1.33 | 1.45 | ±0.18 | 0.602 |
Weight change (gram/kg/day), mean (SD)d | 0.86 | ±0.66 | 0.46 | ±0.72 | <0.001 |
MUAC change (mm/day), mean (SD) | 0.060 | ±0.05 | 0.012 | ±0.04 | <0.001 |
HAZ change (Z-score/month), mean (SD) | –0.018** | ±0.18 | 0.003 | ±0.15 | 0.502 |
WAZ change (Z-score/month), mean (SD)d | 0.08** | ±0.15 | –0.01 | ±0.15 | <0.001 |
WHZ change (Z-score/month), mean (SD)d | 0.13** | ±0.24 | –0.03** | ±0.22 | 0.006 |
BMIZ change (Z-score/month), mean (SD)d | 0.14** | ±0.28 | – 0.02* | ±0.23 | 0.017 |
MUACZ-age change (Z-score/month), mean (SD) | 0.132** | ±0.14 | – 0.001 | ±0.14 | <0.001 |
MUACZ-ht change (Z-score/month), mean (SD) | 0.141** | ±0.14 | 0.005 | ±0.15 | <0.001 |