Table 4 Gender and malnutrition
From: Malnutrition among hospitalized children 12–59 months of age in Abyan and Lahj Governorates / Yemen
Sex | Category of Acute malnutrition | χ2 | P-value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MAM | % | SAM | % | GAM | % | |||
Male (n = 460) | 81 | 17.6% | 35 | 7.6% | 116 | 25.2% | 8.42 | 0.004* |
Female (n = 491) | 63 | 12.8% | 24 | 4.9% | 86 | 17.5% | ||
Category of chronic malnutrition (stunting) | χ2 | P-value | ||||||
Sex | Moderate stunting | % | Severe stunting | % | Overall stunting | % | ||
Male (n = 460) | 118 | 25.5% | 90 | 19.8% | 208 | 45.3% | 5.99 | 0.005* |
Female (n = 491) | 111 | 22.6% | 74 | 15.1% | 185 | 37.7% | ||