Table 2 Nutritional Status of primary schoolchildren using BMI scores
Nutritional status | Class | Total (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
Normal | 1035 | 577 | 490 | 373 | 329 | 2805 (44.1) |
Severe acute malnutrition | 181 | 96 | 113 | 112 | 86 | 588 (9.2) |
Moderate malnutrition | 265 | 198 | 206 | 157 | 133 | 959 (15.1) |
Mild malnutrition | 392 | 324 | 259 | 240 | 221 | 1436 (22.6) |
Overweight | 177 | 63 | 45 | 37 | 46 | 368 (5.8) |
Obese | 119 | 35 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 207 (3.3) |