Country [Reference] | Location | Categories of undernutrition | Sample size | Age | BC techniques |
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Ethiopia [39] | Jimma (urban area) | Oedematous severe-acute undernutrition Non-oedematous severe-acute undernutrition Community controls | 214 136 120 | L (during treatment), 0–14 years at baseline | BIVA |
DR Congo [14] | Kabare administrative zone, South Kivu province | MUAC < 115 mm or bilateral pitting oedema | 47 controls, 55 cases | L (during treatment), 15 months (range 6–23 months) at baseline | BIVA, D2O |
Malawi [16] | Blantyre | Severe-acute undernutrition survivors Sibling controls Community controls | 352 184 217 | L, median 9.3 years at follow-up (IQR 8–10) | BIVA, Grip strength |
Cambodia [35] | Rural municipalities in Prey Veng province, southeast of Phnom Penh | WHZ < –2 WHZ −2 to −1 WHZ − 1 to 0 WHZ > 0 | 34 119 169 90 | L, measurements at 6 and 15 months | D2O |
Turkey [40] | Diyarbakir | ‘Severe undernutrition’ assessed by WAZ | 74 cases 47 controls | 6–52 months | Ultra-sonography |
Egypt [41] | Cairo | WAZ < 60% | 30 cases 10 controls | 6–36 months | Echo-cardiography |
Thailand [42] | Chiang Mai | WHZ < 70% | 11 | 10–43 months | Chest radiograph |