Table 5 Urban versus rural setting: child’s nutritional status
Parameter | Urban (n = 57) | Rural (n = 72) | Total (n = 129) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Body Mass Index | Underweight | 6 (14.3%) | 12 (16.9%) | 18 (15.9%) | 0.456 |
Normal | 22 (52.4%) | 40 (56.3%) | 62 (54.9%) | ||
Overweight | 7 (16.7%) | 7 (9.9%) | 14 (12.4%) | ||
Obese | 5 (11.9%) | 4 (5.6%) | 9 (8.0%) | ||
Morbidly obese | 2 (4.8%) | 8 (11.3%) | 10 (8.8%) | ||
Waist circumference | Low | 1 (2.4%) | 4 (5.7%) | 5 (4.5%) | 0.675 |
Normal | 9 (22.0%) | 20 (28.6%) | 29 (26.1%) | ||
High | 12 (29.3%) | 20 (28.6%) | 32 (28.8%) | ||
Obese | 19 (46.3%) | 26 (37.1%) | 45 (40.5%) | ||
Body fat | Low/Normal | 11 (26.2%) | 29 (40.8%) | 40 (35.4%) | 0.285 |
Moderate | 15 (35.7%) | 19 (26.8%) | 34 (30.1%) | ||
High | 3 (7.1%) | 8 (11.3%) | 11 (9.7%) | ||
Very High | 13 (31.0%) | 15 (21.1%) | 28 (24.8%) | ||
Water Weight | Low | 32 (76.2%) | 46 (64.8%) | 78 (69.0%) | 0.553 |
Normal | 9 (21.4%) | 23 (32.4%) | 32 (28.3%) | ||
High | 1 (2.4%) | 2 (2.8%) | 3 (2.7%) | ||
Lean Mass | Low | 31 (73.8%) | 22 (31.0%) | 53 (46.9%) | <0.001 |
Normal | 11 (26.2%) | 49 (69.0%) | 60 (53.1%) | ||
High | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||