Table 2 Coexisting anthropometric failures according to the different classifications of malnutrition among children in Pakistan
Coexisting Prevalence of Anthropometric Failures among Children in Pakistan | ||||||
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Groups | Possible categories of anthropometric failures | PDHS(1990–1991) n = 4043 | NNS(2001–2002) n = 8895 | NNS(2011) n = 27,887 | PDHS(2012–2013) n = 3153 | PDHS(2017–2018) n = 4236 |
A | No failure | 1443(35.7) | 4104(46.1) | 12,101(43.4) | 1441 (45.7) | 2287 (54) |
B | Wasting only | 90(2.2) | 346(3.9) | 1176(8.9) | 92(2.9) | 90(2.1) |
C | Wasting & Underweight | 131(3.2) | 441(5) | 1538(10) | 92(2.9) | 128(4.9) |
D | Wasting, Stunting & Underweight | 197(4.9) | 432(4.9) | 1408(5) | 156(4.9) | 119(2.8) |
E | Stunting & Underweight | 1047(25.9) | 1547(17.4) | 4924(22.3) | 551(17.5) | 647(16.6) |
F | Stunting only | 889(22) | 1445(16.2) | 4514(27.2) | 559(17.7) | 782 (24.5) |
G | Stunting & Overweight | 124(3.1) | 236(2.7) | 1125(6.1) | 152(4.8) | 73(1.7) |
H | Overweight Only | 59(1.5) | 198(2.2) | 607(4.8) | 64(2.0) | 72 (1.7) |
Y | Underweight Only | 63(1.6) | 146(1.64) | 494(3.9) | 46(1.5) | 38 (0.9) |
ECIAF | 64.3 | 53.9 | 56.6 | 54.2 | 46 | |