Table 3 Levels of serum micronutrients (Mean±SD) in relation to children's nutritional status of school children, Meseret school, Gondar, Ethiopia

Height-for-age

Sever

7

2.17±0.23

14.12±2.13

223.02±18.45*

152.55±32.01

84.89±29.31

1.95±0.64

8.20±1.54

0.13±0.10

Moderate

15

2.47±0.28

15.32±2.00

399.05±161.45

189.14±50.50

86.05±56.29

3.10±1.91

6.58±2.45

0.21±0.12

Mild

32

2.39±0.27

15.16±1.87

297.80±132.46

186.89±47.88

95.10±39.92

2.23±0.95

6.23±2.64

0.21±0.13

Normal

46

2.47±0.38

15.59±2.34

342.22±155.85

200.97±51.80

80.71±40.86

2.99±1.40

6.02±2.68

0.26±0.16

Total

100

2.42±0.32

15.31±2.14

328.19±148.91a

191.30±50.17

86.40±42.40

2.69±1.37a

6.32±2.60

0.22±0.15

Weight-for-age

Sever

4

2.32±0.49

14.46±2.23

215.97±36.75

172.31±36.17

73.86±29.76

2.70±1.43

7.56±2.41

0.14±0.10

Moderate

17

2.46±0.25

15.70±2.033

375.58±174.65

195.40±60.79

78.106±44.49

3.24±1.90

5.29±1.95

0.267±0.15

Mild

27

2.48±0.29

15.50±1.95

339.80±130.17

193.27±51.19

86.326±50.97

2.92±1.63

6.51±2.51

0.22±0.14

Normal

52

2.39±0.35

15.15±2.28

315.30±150.93

190.40±47.72

90.13±37.99

2.39±0.90

6.47±2.79

0.23±0.15

Total

100

2.42±0.32

15.31±2.14

328.19±148.91

191.30±50.17

86.40±42.40

2.69±1.37

6.32±2.60

0 .23±0.15

BMI-for-age

Sever

7

2.47±0.42

15.36±1.61

333.334±166.37

214.97±69.68

86.96±57.37

3.31±1.81

6.06±2.66

0.26±0.19

Moderate

4

2.80±0.12

18.31±0.87**

443.30±84.87

222.73±47.02

77.61±35.79

3.27±1.37

5.57±1.08

0.29±0.05

Mild

23

2.44±0.37

15.40±2.07

324.75±153.87

187.91±45.81

63.74±32.48†

3.53±1.75‡

5.21±2.54

0.23±0.14

Normal

66

2.39±0.29

15.09±2.16

321.86±148.36

188.07±49.36

94.78±41.96

2.30±0.99

6.78±2.58

0.22±0.15

Total

100

2.42±0.32

15.31± 2.14a

328.19±148.91

191.31±50.17

86.40±42.40a

2.69±1.37a

6.32±2.60

0 .23±0.15