Table 3 Standardized indicators of anthropometry among children (under 5) in the study sample based on the World Health Organization growth standards (2006)
From: Nutrition among children of migrant construction workers in Ahmedabad, India
Age in months | Mean anthropometric Z scores (SD) | Prevalence of undernutrition (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HAZ | WAZ | WHZ | Stunting | Underweight | Wasting | |
0–5 (N = 7) | −1.66 (1.28) | −1.94 (0.78) | −0.98 (1.02) | 42.9 | 42.9 | 14.3 |
6–11 (N = 15) | −1.79 (1.05) | −2.17 (1.08) | −1.45 (1.03) | 46.7 | 53.3 | 33.3 |
12–23 (N = 30) | −1.60 (1.16) | −1.75 (0.93) | − 1.36 (1.05) | 46.7 | 46.7 | 20 |
24–35 (N = 25) | −1.74 (0.59) | −1.99 (0.47) | − 1.46 (0.61) | 40 | 52 | 8 |
36–47 (N = 18) | − 1.74 (0.85) | − 1.70 (0.80) | − 1.01 (0.72) | 27.8 | 33.3 | 5.6 |
48–60 (N = 36) | −1.73 (0.83) | −2.05 (0.93) | − 1.51 (1.19) | 38.9 | 61.1 | 38.9 |
All age groups (N = 131) | −1.71 (0.92) | − 1.93 (0.86) | − 1.36 (0.98) | 40.5 | 50.4 | 22.1 |
Female (N = 71) | −1.62 (0.94) | −1.86 (0.88) | − 1.29 (1.02) | 52.8 | 51.5 | 51.7 |
Male (N = 60) | −1.79 (0.89) | −2.00 (0.83) | −1.44 (0.92) | 47.2 | 48.5 | 48.3 |
Truncated samplea (N = 85) | −1.72 (0.95) | −1.89 (0.91) | − 1.30 (0.99) | 38.8 | 49.4 | 18.8 |