Table 2 Anthropometry of study participants attending public and private schools

Weight (kg)

24.9 ± 7.5

25.8 ± 7.9

0.1414^a

Height (cm)

125.4 ± 14.4

127.4 ± 14.2

0.9905^a

WAZ

−0.82 ± 1.0

−0.35 ± 1.0

<0.0001^a

HAZ

−0.58 ± 1.0

0.10 ± 1.1

<0.0001^a

MUAC Z-scores

−0.7 ± 1.0

−0.70 ± 0.8

0.9924^a

BMI-for-age Z-scores

−0.53 ± 1.0

−0.47 ± 0.84

0.3995^a

Underweight

55/417 (13.2)

4/216 (1.85)

<0.0001^b

Stunting

49/417 (11.6)

5/216 (2.8)

<0.0001^b

Thinness

33/417 (7.9)

3/216 (1.4)

0.001^b

Overweight

12/417 (2.9)

20/216 (9.3)

0.008^x