Summary of results in studies of each immune parameter.

Legend: ↑ = higher in malnourished than well-nourished, ↓ = lower in malnourished than well-nourished, 0 = similar in malnourished and well-nourished; ↕ = inconsistent results; OM = Oedematous malnutrition, NOM = Non-oedematous malnutrition, GRAN = Granulocytes (Polymorph nuclear cells); sIgA = secretory immunoglobulin A; NK = Natural killer; APP = Acute phase protein; C = Complement component, BCG = Bacille Calmette-Guérin, PHA: phyto-hemaglutinin; Ig = immunoglobulin; IL = Interleukin; IFNγ = Interferon-gamma; TNFα = Tumour-necrosis-factor-alpha.