From: Micronutrient levels and nutritional status of school children living in Northwest Ethiopia
Anthropometric index | Boys (n=52) | Girls (n=48) | Total (n=100) | Mean difference between sexes (95% CI) | P value for difference (2-tailed) |
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Height-for-age | −1.13±1.11 | −1.18±1.33 | −1.15±1.21 | 0.05 (−0.43-0.54) | 0.8 |
Z score<−2SD (stunting) | 10 (19.2%)* | 13 (27.1%) | 23 (23%) |  |  |
Weight-for-age | −1.143±0.99 | −1.15±1.03 | −1.15±1.00 | 0.003 (−0.39-0.40) | 0.9 |
Z score<−2SD (underweight) | 8 (15.4) | 13 (27.1%) | 21 (21%) |  |  |
BMI-for -age | −0.69±1.08 | −0.76±1.68 | −0.72±1.39 | 0.06 (−0.49-0.61) | 0.8 |
Z score<−2SD (thinness) | 6 (11.5) | 5 (10.4%) | 11 (11%) |  |  |