Definition: Severe loss of
weight [wasting] in children or adults, or lack of weight gain in children leading to an observed weight that is
at least 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 severe wasting when the observed weight is 3 or more standard deviations below the mean of the r
...[+++]eference population. | Starvation oedema