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Table 2 Anthropometric index according to age groups

From: Describing the growth and nutritional status of sickle cell disease children and adolescents with reference to WHO growth standards in Cameroon

 

Anthropometric index

Weight for Age (W/A)

Height for Age (H/A)

Weight for Height (W/H) and BMI for Age

 

Age groups in years (percentage %)

 

0-5

5-10

Total

0-5

5-19

Total

0-5

5-19

Total

Z-score

  < −3

0

0

0

6 (8.1)

4 (3.0)

10 (4.8)

0

4 (3.0)

4 (1.9)

  < −2

1 (1.4)

4 (6.1)

5 (3.6)

1 (1.4)

8 (6.0)

9 (4.3)

1 (1.4)

10 (7.5)

11 (5.2)

  < −1

15 (20.3)

13 (20.0)

28 (20.1)

11 (14.9)

44 (32.8)

55 (26.4)

5 (6.8)

24 (17.9)

29 (13.9)

 0

47 (63.5)

40 (61.5)

86 (61.8)

48 (64.9)

65 (48.5)

113 (54.3)

47 (63.5)

84 (62.7)

131 (63.0)

  > 1

7 (9.5)

9 (13.8)

16 (11.5)

5 (6.8)

12 (9.0)

17 (8.1)

14 (18.9)

9 (6.7)

23 (11.0)

  > 2

4(5.4)

0

4 (2.8)

3 (4.1)

0

3 (1.4)

4 (5.4)

2 (1.5)

6 (2.8)

  > 3

0

0

0

0

1(0.7)

1 (0.5)

0

1 (0.7)

1 (0.5)

Total

74

134

208

74

134

208

74

134

208

  1. Km;k’;l