Serum Transthyretin Level as a Plausible Marker for Diagnosis of Child Acute Malnutrition

Table 1

Comparison of mean values of anthropometric and biochemical measurement between control and study groups.

Parameter	Control () Mean ± SE	Malnourished (); Mean ± SE	value
Age (year)	1.48 ± 0.18	1.145 ± 0.13	0.13
Height (cm)	68.55 ± 2.93	61.55 ± 16.09	0.061
Weight (kg)	9.26 ± 0.59	4.5 ± 0.34	<0.0001
MUAC (cm)	14.32 ± 0.20	10.45 ± 0.20	<0.0001
Albumin (g/dl)	4.24 ± 0.053	3.86 ± 0.07	<0.0001
Transthyretin (mg/dl)	303.08 ± 10.01	132.89 ± 12.3	<0.0001