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Table 3 Classification of nutritional status in children under five years old

From: Assessment of undernutrition using the composite index of anthropometric failure (CIAF) and its determinants: A cross-sectional study in the rural area of the Bogor District in Indonesia

Categories

Aged (0–24 months)

Aged (25–59 months)

Boys

Girls

Total

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Nutritional Status based on Composite Index of Anthropometric (Failure) CIAF)

 No failure (A)

112

70.4

79

46.2

92

56.1

99

59.6

191

57.9

 Wasting only (B)

8

5.0

0

0.0

5

3.0

3

1.8

8

2.4

 Wasting & underweight (C)

13

8.2

6

3.5

7

4.3

12

7.2

19

5.8

 Wasting, underweight & stunting (D)

2

1.3

5

2.9

4

2.4

3

1.8

7

2.1

 Stunting and underweight (E)

12

7.5

42

24.6

30

18.3

24

14.6

54

16.4

 Stunting only (F)

10

6.3

28

16.4

19

11.6

19

11.4

38

11.5

 Underweight only (Y)

2

1.3

11

6.4

7

4.3

6

3.6

13

3.9

 Anthropometric Failure (B + C + D + E + F + Y)

47

29.6

92

53.8

72

43.9

67

40.4

139

42.1

Nutritional Status based on Conventional (Single) Anthropometric Index

 Weight-for-Age

  Severely underweight (< −3 SD)

4

2.5

11

6.4

8

4.9

7

4.2

15

4.5

  Underweight (− 3 SD to < −2 SD)

24

15.1

53

31.0

40

24.4

37

22.3

77

23.3

  Normal weight (−2 SD to + 1 SD)

103

64.8

97

56.7

94

57.3

106

63.9

200

60.6

  Risk of overweight (> + 1 SD)

28

17.6

10

5.9

22

13.4

16

9.6

38

11.6

 Length/Height-for-Age

  Severely stunted (< −3 SD)

4

2.5

31

18.1

21

12.9

14

8.4

35

10.6

  Stunted (−3 SD to < −2 SD)

19

11.9

44

25.7

32

19.5

31

18.7

63

19.1

  Normal −2 SD to + 3 SD

130

81.8

96

56.2

107

65.2

119

71.7

226

68.5

  Tall (> + 3 SD)

6

3.8

0

0.0

4

2.4

2

1.2

6

1.8

 Weight-for-length/height

  Severely wasted (< −3 SD)

8

5.0

5

2.9

5

3.0

8

4.8

13

3.9

  Wasted (−3 SD to < −2 SD)

16

10.1

6

3.5

11

6.7

11

6.6

22

6.7

  Normal (−2 SD to + 1 SD)

119

74.9

147

86.0

129

78.8

137

82.6

266

80.6

  Possible risk of overweight (> + 1 SD to + 2 SD)

8

5.0

10

5.8

11

6.7

7

4.2

18

5.5

  Overweight (> + 2 SD to + 3 SD)

3

1.9

0

0.0

3

1.8

0

0.0

3

0.9

  Obese (> + 3 SD)

5

3.1

3

1.8

5

3.0

3

1.8

8

2.4