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Table 3 Nutritional status of the adolescent girls by study area

From: Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) practices and deworming improve nutritional status and anemia of unmarried adolescent girls in rural Bangladesh

Variables

Study area

p value**

Intervention n = 811

Comparison n = 809

Weight in kg

38.36 ± 8.29

38.50 ± 8.85

0.742

Height in cm

146.57 ± 8.26

146.56 ± 8.46

0.985

MACin mma

213.56 ± 28.49

213.42 ± 29.72

0.923

BMIin kg/m2b

17.70 ± 2.76

17.74 ± 2.98

0.793

HAZ-scorec

− 1.27 ± 1.07

1.24 ± 1.05

0.516

BMIZd

− 0.71 ± 1.07

− 0.72 ± 1.11

0.982

Hb in g/dl

12.4 ± 1.3

12.3 ± 1.3

0.529

  1. **Student t test
  2. aMid arm circumferences
  3. bBMI Body mass index
  4. cHeight-for-age Z score
  5. dBMI-for-age Z score
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Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

ISSN: 2072-1315

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