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This study aims to compare the body composition of 5\u20137\u2010year\u2010old children with moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) to that of their well\u2010nourished (WN) peers and identify associated factors. A school\u2010based comparative cross\u2010sectional study was conducted from June to July 2022 in Jimma town, southwest Ethiopia. The study participants were selected from eight kindergartens and eight primary schools using a simple random sampling technique based on the proportional allocation of the sample to the size of the population in the respective school. Descriptive statistics and multivariable linear regression analyses were used to assess the mean differences and associations between variables and isolate independent predictors of body composition, respectively. The statistical significance was determined using \u00df\u2010coefficients with 95% confidence intervals and a <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> value of \u2264 0.05. Data were captured from 388 (194 MAM and 194 WN) children with a response rate of 97.9%. The mean fat\u2010free mass of WN children was significantly higher compared with those with MAM (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). The mean (SD) of fat mass of MAM children was 4.23\u2009\u00b1\u20090.72\u2009kg, 4.36\u2009\u00b1\u20090.88\u2009kg and 4.08\u2009\u00b1\u20090.89\u2009kg for 5, 6 and 7\u2010year\u2010olds, respectively. For WN children, the mean (SD) of fat mass was 4.92\u2009\u00b1\u20090.88\u2009kg for 5 years old, 5.64\u2009\u00b1\u20091.01\u2009kg for 6 years old and 5.75\u2009\u00b1\u20091.26\u2009kg for 7 years old (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). On the multivariable linear regression analysis after controlling for background variables, WN children exhibited 1.51 times higher fat\u2010free mass compared with MAM children (<jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20091.51, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.003). A unit increase in age of the study participants was associated with a 1.37 increment in fat\u2010free mass (<jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20091.37, <jats:italic>p\u2009<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). WN children had 1.07 times higher fat mass compared with children with MAM (<jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20091.07, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). A unit increase in the age of the child resulted in 0.15 times increment in fat mass (<jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.15, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.020), and being female was associated with a 0.37 increase in fat mass (<jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.37, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). The results showed that the mean fat mass and fat\u2010free mass were significantly lower among moderately acute malnourished children than in WN children showing the loss of both body compartments due to malnutrition. The body mass index for age, age of the child and sex of the child were significantly linked to both fat\u2010free mass and fat mass.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1111\/mcn.13655","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,4,25]],"date-time":"2024-04-25T10:44:50Z","timestamp":1714041890000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Body composition and associated factors among 5\u20137\u2010year\u2010old children with moderate acute malnutrition in Jimma town in southwest Ethiopia: A comparative cross\u2010sectional study"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"20","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1218-5615","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Melese Sinaga","family":"Teshome","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Public Health, Health Institute Jimma University Jimma Ethiopia"},{"name":"Rehabilitation Research Centre (REVAL), Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy Hasselt University Diepenbeek Belgium"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Tamirat","family":"Bekele","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Public Health Jimma University Jimma Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Evi","family":"Verbecque","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Rehabilitation Research Centre (REVAL), Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy Hasselt University Diepenbeek Belgium"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sarah","family":"Mingels","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Rehabilitation Research Centre (REVAL), Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy Hasselt University Diepenbeek Belgium"},{"name":"Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences Leuven University Leuven Belgium"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Marita","family":"Granitzer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Rehabilitation Research Centre (REVAL), Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy Hasselt University Diepenbeek Belgium"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Teklu Gemechu","family":"Abessa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Special Needs and Inclusive Education Jimma University Jimma Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Tefera Belachew","family":"Lema","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Public Health, Health Institute Jimma University Jimma Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Eugene","family":"Rameckers","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Rehabilitation Research Centre (REVAL), Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy Hasselt University Diepenbeek Belgium"},{"name":"Research School CAPHRI, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Maastricht University Maastricht The Netherlands"},{"name":"Centre of Expertise in Rehabilitation and Audiology Hoensbroek The Netherlands"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,4,25]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_11_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s43161-022-00113-8"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1017\/S136898002200235X"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1210\/jc.2013-4018"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/oby.23271"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_6_1","unstructured":"Cashin K. &Oot L.(2018). 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