Catalog

Moderate protein-energy malnutrition

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Link to WHO Definition

Moderate protein-energy malnutrition – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1995421542

Weight loss in children or adults, or lack of weight gain in children leading to an observed weight that is 2 or more but less than 3 standard deviations below the mean value for the reference population (or a similar loss expressed through other statistical approaches). When only one measurement is available, there is a high probability of moderate protein-energy malnutrition when the observed weight is 2 or more but less than 3 standard deviations below the mean of the reference population.