Table 1 Distribution (absolute and relative) of z-scores for the indices height-for-age (H/A), weight-for-age (W/A), and weight-for-height (W/H) of Xavante children < 10 years of age, according to sex, following NCHS reference.
From: Nutritional status and growth of indigenous Xavante children, Central Brazil
Z-scores | H/A | W/A | W/H | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Sex | Â | Sex | Â | Sex | Â | |||
| Â | M | F | Total | M | F | Total | M | F | Total |
| Â | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
< -2.00 | 16* (14.2) | 17* (15.2) | 33 (14.7) | 5 (4.3) | 8 (6.9) | 13 (5.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
-2.00 ≤ z < -1.00 | 45* (39.8) | 46* (41.1) | 91 (40.4) | 32 (27.6) | 32 (27.6) | 64 (27.6) | 6 (5.3) | 4 (3.6) | 10 (4.5) |
-1.00 ≤ z ≤ 2.00 | 52* (46.0) | 49* (43.7) | 101 (44.9) | 79* (68.1) | 76* (65.5) | 155 (66.8) | 104 (92.9) | 105 (94.6) | 209 (93.7) |
> 2.00 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.8) | 2 (1.8) | 4 (1.8) |
Total | 113 | 112 | 225 | 116 | 116 | 232 | 112 | 111 | 223 |