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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics

From: Association between anthropometric criteria and body composition among children aged 6–59 months with severe acute malnutrition: a cross-sectional assessment from India

 

All

Madhya Pradesh

Telangana

Odisha

Chhattisgarh

Jharkhand

Age Group

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

6-23 m

303 (46.0)

50 (38.2)

44 (39.6)

54 (45.0)

47 (35.1)

108 (66.3)

24-59 m

356 (54.0)

81 (61.8)

67 (60.4)

66 (55.0)

87 (64.9)

55 (33.7)

Gender

Male

373 (56.6)

82 (62.6)

67 (60.4)

68 (56.7)

71 (53.0)

85 (52.1)

Female

286 (43.4)

49 (37.4)

44 (39.6)

52 (43.3)

63 (47.0)

78 (47.9)

Mother’s Education

No Education

186 (28.3)

16 (12.3)

41 (36.9)

55 (45.8)

16 (12)

58 (35.6)

1–5 years

133 (20.2)

26 (20)

22 (19.8)

28 (23.3)

29 (21.8)

28 (17.2)

6–8 years

153 (23.3)

40 (30.8)

13 (11.7)

16 (13.3)

51 (38.3)

33 (20.2)

9–10 years

119 (18.1)

36 (27.7)

21 (18.9)

16 (13.3)

19 (14.3)

27 (16.6)

More than 10 years

66 (10)

12 (9.2)

14 (12.6)

5 (4.2)

18 (13.5)

17 (10.4)

Caste_Tribe

SC/ST

428 (65.1)

56 (43.1)

31 (27.9)

89 (74.2)

111 (83.5)

141 (86.5)

Non SC/ST

229 (34.9)

74 (56.9)

80 (72.1)

31 (25.8)

22 (16.5)

22 (13.5)

Use of Toilet

335 (51)

100 (76.9)

68 (61.3)

15 (12.5)

97 (72.9)

55 (33.7)

Safe Drinking Water Source

576 (87.7)

122 (93.8)

111 (100)

120 (100)

122 (91.7)

101 (62)

HW with Soap after Toilet

560 (85.2)

118 (90.8)

79 (71.2)

103 (85.8)

115 (86.5)

145 (89)

History of Illness last 15 days

358 (54.5)

65 (50)

65 (58.6)

78 (65)

104 (78.2)

46 (28.2)