Deficit in weight for height in a 3 year old child indicates -
Weight reflects only the present health status of the child, the height indicate the events in the past also. So reduced weight for height denotes acute malnutrition. REF. PARK'S TEXTBOOK OF PREVENTIVE AND SOCIAL MEDICAL 21ST EDITION. PAGE NO - 501
Acute malnutrition
Chronic malnutrition
Concomittant acute and chronic
Under weight
obstetrics,pediatrics and geriatrics