Table 1 Nutrition status of children underfive stratified by countries development index (Low income vs. middle income)
% Nutrition status | Low income countries | Middle income countries | p-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Mean % | S.D. | N | Mean % | S.D. | ||
Stunting (N = 104) | 32 | 39.5 | 8.2 | 72 | 23.6 | 12.0 | < 0.001 |
Wasting (N = 102) | 31 | 8.6 | 4.1 | 71 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 0.008 |
Underweight (104) | 31 | 21.8 | 8.6 | 73 | 11.1 | 10.2 | < 0.001 |
Overweight (96) | 30 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 66 | 8.8 | 4.2 | < 0.001 |