Table 2 Comparison of the anthropometric indices between normal and malnourished participants

88.74 ± 5.98

101.28 ± 10.48

< 0.001

88.98 ± 5.99

99.34 ± 7.56

< 0.001

88.33 ± 5.94

102.54 ± 11.83

< 0.001

79.84 ± 7.37

95.56 ± 10.55

< 0.001

81.79 ± 6.62

98.36 ± 9.24

< 0.001

76.50 ± 7.41

93.75 ± 10.95

< 0.001

0.90 ± 0.08

0.95 ± 0.09

< 0.001

0.92 ± 0.06

0.99 ± 0.07

< 0.001

0.86 ± 0.09

0.91 ± 0.10

< 0.001

0.51 ± 0.05

0.61 ± 0.07

< 0.001

0.50 ± 0.04

0.60 ± 0.05

< 0.001

0.51 ± 0.06

0.63 ± 0.07

< 0.001

88.80 ± 6.47

105.35 ± 10.81

< 0.001

88.38 ± 5.99

103.47 ± 9.94

< 0.001

89.52 ± 7.16

106.57 ± 11.17

< 0.001

21.37 ± 2.33

26.10 ± 3.40

< 0.001

21.64 ± 2.26

25.75 ± 3.03

< 0.001

20.91 ± 2.40

26.33 ± 3.60

< 0.001

5.14 ± 5.21

12.08 ± 7.14

< 0.001

3.30 ± 4.28

8.17 ± 5.55

< 0.001

8.30 ± 5.17

14.62 ± 6.91

< 0.001

27.60 ± 3.12

31.95 ± 4.11

< 0.001

28.22 ± 2.77

32.63 ± 3.87

< 0.001

26.54 ± 3.40

31.50 ± 4.21

< 0.001

12.96 ± 2.28

18.56 ± 4.09

< 0.001

13.52 ± 2.11

19.53 ± 3.67

< 0.001

11.98 ± 2.23

17.93 ± 4.22

< 0.001

3.54 ± 0.96

5.95 ± 1.77

< 0.001

3.43 ± 0.76

5.48 ± 1.38

< 0.001

3.75 ± 1.19

6.25 ± 1.93

< 0.001

26.98 ± 4.97

34.90 ± 7.78

< 0.001

24.82 ± 3.19

29.27 ± 4.46

< 0.001

30.68 ± 5.30

38.55 ± 7.3

< 0.001