Table 2

HIV and clinical type of malnutrition according to presence or absence of oedema (kwashiorkor and marasmus respectively).

Type of Malnutrition
HIV negative
HIV positive
Totals

Kwashiorkor (oedematous malnutrition)
n = 348 (87.2% of kwashiorkor) (89.9% of HIV negative)
N = 51 (12.8% of kwashiorkor) (57.3% of HIV positive)
399 (100% of kwashiorkor)
Marasmus
n = 39 (50.6% of marasmus) (10.1% of HIV negative)
n = 38 (49.4% of marasmus) (42.7% of HIV positive)
77 (100% of marasmus)
Totals
n = 387 (100% of HIV negative)
n = 89 (100% of HIV positive)
477 (100%) (100%)

Thurstans et al. BMC Pediatrics 2008 8:22   doi:10.1186/1471-2431-8-22