Table 3 Prevalence of undernutrition according to the conventional indices
Indicator | Classification | Age (years) | Sex | Total % (n) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 to 3 % (n) | 3 to 4 % (n) | Boys % (n) | Girls % (n) | |||
WAZ (Underweight) | Normal | 64.5 (209) | 64.2 (199) | 66.8 (227) | 61.6 (181) | 64.4 (408) |
Moderate underweight | 29.6 (96) | 25.8 (80) | 25.6 (87) | 30.3 (89) | 27.8 (176) | |
Severe underweight | 5.9 (19) | 10.0 (31) | 7.6 (26) | 8.2 (24) | 7.9 (50) | |
χ2 | 4.273 | 1.962 | ||||
p | 0.118 | 0.375 | ||||
HAZ (Stunting) | Normal | 66.0 (214) | 66.5 (206) | 67.6 (230) | 64.6 (190) | 66.2 (420) |
Moderate stunting | 22.2 (72) | 22.9 (71) | 20.9 (71) | 24.5 (72) | 22.6 (143) | |
Severe stunting | 11.7 (38) | 10.6 (33) | 11.5 (39) | 10.9 (32) | 11.2 (71) | |
χ2 | 0.202 | 1.175 | ||||
p | 0.904 | 0.556 | ||||
WHZ (Wasting) | Normal | 85.8 (278) | 77.1 (239) | 79.7 (271) | 83.7 (246) | 81.5 (517) |
Moderate wasting | 12.7 (41) | 20.3 (63) | 17.9 (61) | 14.6 (43) | 16.4 (104) | |
Severe wasting | 1.5 (5) | 2.6 (8) | 2.4 (8) | 1.7 (5) | 2.1 (13) | |
χ2 | 7.983 | 1.688 | ||||
p | 0.018 | 0.430 | ||||
MUAC (Acute malnutrition) | Normal (>12.5 cm) | 99.1 (321) | 98.7 (306) | 98.8 (336) | 99.0 (291) | 98.9 (627) |
MAM (11.5 to 12.5 cm) | 0.9 (3) | 1.3 (4) | 1.2 (4) | 1.0 (3) | 1.1 (7) | |
χ2 | 0.193 | 0.035 | ||||
p | 0.720 | 1.000 | ||||