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Table 1 Distribution of children by nutritional status prevalence and sex n = 189

From: Food price perception, food and beverage marketing and the nutritional status of children 6–24 months in Obunga slums, Kisumu Kenya: a cross-sectional study

 

Gender

  

Female

Male

Total

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

Wasted (< -2 z-score)

4

(4.9%)

2

(1.9%)

6

(3.2%)

Overweight (> 2 z-scores)

8

(9.9%)

5

(4.6%)

13

(6.9%)

Stunted (< -2 z-score)

17

(21%)

34

(31.5%)

51

(27.0%)

Underweight (< -2 z-score)

4

(4.9%)

10

(9.3%)

14

(7.4%)

Normal

48

(59.3%)

57

(52.8%)

105

(55.6%)