Results
weight gain
A total of 67 SAM infants were included in the analysis. Out of 67 SAM infants, 23 infants were in the placebo group, 21 infants were in the probiotic group, and 23 infants were in the synbiotic group. Table Sociodemographic, anthropometric and clinical characteristics of SAM infants of different supplementation arms on admission.Table Rate of weight gain for SAM infants with three supplementations (from discharge to study completion).In the adjusted model, a significant increase in weight gain of 2.03 units was observed with the probiotic group compared to the placebo group. A lesser, but still significant increase in weight gain vs. placebo was also seen in the symbiotic group (Table Infant weight gain from discharge to study completion in Probiotic and Synbiotic Groups vs, placebo after adjustment for age during discharge from hospital, sex, WAZ during discharge from hospital.Change in infant length for age (LAZ) from discharge to study completion in Probiotic and Synbiotic Groups vs, placebo after adjustment for age during discharge from hospital, sex, LAZ during discharge from hospital.In the linear mixed-effect model the probiotic was significantly associated with the weekly change in WAZ after for adjusting sex, age and WAZ during the first week Table Linear mixed-effects models to identify the longitudinal effects of probiotic or synbiotic on WAZ (from the first week following enrollment to study completion).Placebo is the reference group. Adjusted for age on 1st week, sex, WAZ on 1