Table 2 Anthropometric indicators of child growth by gender, location, and age group
Participants | Body Mass Index (BMI) | Stunting | Wasting | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | (n) | >2 SD | >1 SD | <−1 SD | <−2 SD | <−3 SD | <−2 SD | <−3 SD | (n) | <−2 SD | <−3 SD |
Males | 250 | 3.6 | 12.0 | 26.4 | 5.2 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 109 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
Females | 365 | 4.7 | 15.9 | 16.4 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 143 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
Location | |||||||||||
School A | 504 | 4.6 | 15.9 | 16.5 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 6.2 | 0.6 | 185 | 1.1 | 0.5 |
School B | 111 | 2.7 | 7.2 | 43.2 | 9.9 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 67 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
Age Group | |||||||||||
5 to 11 | 301 | 11.3 | 31.3 | 58.3 | 13.0 | 4.3 | 10.4 | 2.6 | 113 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
12 to 14 | 156 | 7.1 | 18.6 | 25.0 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 5.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
Male ≥ 15 | 65 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 16.5 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 5.5 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
Female ≥ 15 | 93 | 2.3 | 15.4 | 8.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 0.8 | - | - | - |
Total | 615 | 4.2 | 14.3 | 21.3 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 5.5 | 0.7 | 252 | 1.2 | 0.8 |