Table 4 Standard deviation (z) scores for anthropometric indicators, overall and by sex and age group, for children under 2 years
Height for age | Children, N | z score, Mean | SD | z score < 2, n | % | z score < 3, n | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All | 3578 | − 1.53 | 1.50 | 1345 | 37.5 | 508 | 14.2 |
Boys | 1783 | − 1.59 | 1.56 | 708 | 39.7 | 303 | 16.9 |
Girls | 1795 | − 1.46 | 1.42 | 637 | 35.4 | 205 | 11.4 |
0–5 months | 861 | − 0.85 | 1.50 | 182 | 21.0 | 47 | 5.4 |
6–11 months | 987 | − 1.30 | 1.49 | 298 | 30.1 | 91 | 9.2 |
12–17 months | 943 | − 1.82 | 1.33 | 419 | 44.4 | 157 | 16.6 |
18–23 months | 787 | − 2.21 | 1.33 | 446 | 56.6 | 212 | 26.9 |