Fig. 1

Association between body composition outcomes and the severity of wasting, categorised by weight-for-height z-scores. Data shown are from a longitudinal study of child undernutrition in rural Cambodia [35]. Effects for the three categories of low weight-for-height z-score (WHZ) are expressed relative to a reference group with WHZ > 0. a Absolute fat-free mass (FFM) and fat mass (FM). b Height adjusted fat-free mass index (FFMI) and fat mass index (FMI). Error bars are standard error of the mean