MPO and nutritional deficiency disease: The median (IQR) value from the Indian sample in the Malnutrition and Enteric Diseases (MAL-ED) study was 14,574.97 (6093.03, 27,507.40) ng/mL for MPO [9], which was lower than the values observed in SAM in the present study (19,500 (17,500, 34,400) ng/g).