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HIV and clinical type of malnutrition according to presence or absence of oedema (kwashiorkor and marasmus respectively). |
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| Type of Malnutrition |
HIV negative |
HIV positive |
Totals |
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| 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 |
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