Predicators for Weight Gain in Children Treated for Severe Acute Malnutrition: A Prospective Study at Nutritional Rehabilitation Center

Table 1

Demographic data of children in two groups.

Parameters	Group I	Group II	𝑃 value, OR (95% CI)
Sex
Male	62	74	0.361, 1.244 (0.786–1.93)
Female	66	98
Age groups (in months)
6–12	48 (46.2%)	56 (53.8%)	0.041
13–24	66 (46.8%)	75 (53.2%)
25–36	8 (27.6%)	21 (72.4%)
37–48	6 (3%)	14 (70%)
49–60	0 (0%)	69 (100%)
E/O infection at time of admission
Yes	40 (35.1%)	74 (64.9%)	0.0038, 1.66 (0.027–2.686)
No	88 (47.3%)	98 (52.7%)
H/O Recurrent infections in past
Yes	14 (10.9%)	34 (19.8%)	0.039, 0.498 (0.255–0.974)
No	114 (89.1%)	138 (80.2%)
Birth order
<3	40 (35.1%)	74 (64.9%)	0.045, 1.73 (1.009–2.966)
≥3	88 (47.3%)	98 (52.7%)