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Table 3 Prevalence of wasting in children under-five years of age

From: Prevalence and associated factors of malnutrition among children under-five years in Sindh, Pakistan: a cross-sectional study

 

N

Wasted

Overweight

Mean Z-score (SD)

<−2 SD

<− 3 SD

>2 SD

>3 SD

All children

3906

16.2 (15.5–17.9)

5.4 (5.0–6.5)

2.5 (2.1–3.2)

0.6 (0.5–1.0)

−0.76 (1.34)

Sex

 Boys

1997

16.8 (15.9–19.2)

5.5 (5.1–7.2)

2.7 (2.1–3.5)

0.8 (0.4–1.2)

−0.79 (1.37)

 Girls

1909

15.5 (14.1–17.4)

5.2 (4.5–6.5)

2.3 (1.8–3.2)

0.5 (0.3–1.1)

−0.74 (1.32)

Age group

 0–5 months

581

11.2 (9.3–14.5)

4.3 (3.3–6.9)

8.1 (6.2–10.7)

1.9 (1.1–3.6)

−0.23 (1.56)

 6–11 months

638

16.8 (14.3–20.1)

4.7 (3.5–7.0)

3.1 (2.0–4.8)

0.6 (0.2–1.7)

−0.67 (1.39)

 12–23 months

822

15.7 (13.9–19.0)

5.2 (4.0–7.1)

1.8 (0.9–2.9)

0.6 (0.1–1.3)

−0.85 (1.26)

 24–35 months

1032

20.8 (18.5–23.5)

7.1 (5.6–8.7)

0.7 (0.1–1.2)

0.1 (0.09–0.3)

−1.03 (1.26)

 36–47 months

518

14.7 (12.2–18.4)

5.6 (4.2–8.4)

1.4 (0.3–2.3)

0.4 (0.24–1.5)

−0.79 (1.27)

 48–59 months

315

12.4 (9.5–16.9)

3.2 (1.7–5.9)

0.6 (0.1–2.0)

0.3 (0.24–1.5)

−0.79 (1.09)