Degrees of Malnutrition
Gomez classification of PEM:
Degree of PEM % of desired body wt. for age and sex
- between 90 and 110% normal nutrition status
- Grade I (1st degree).Mild Malnutrition
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- 75-%-89%
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- Grade II (2nd degree). Moderate Malnutrition
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- 60%-74%
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- Grade III(3rd degree).Severe Malnutrition
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- <60%
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Protein-energy malnutrition can also be classified as marasmus, kwashiorkor, or a combination of both. In marasmus conditions are characterised by extreme wasting of the muscles and a daunt expression; where kwashiorkor is identified as swelling of the extremities and belly, which is deceiving to their actual nutritional status.
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