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Table 2 Households anthropometric typologies* identified by year: 2000 (n = 2,876 HHs), 2005 (n = 8,598 HHs), and 2010 (n = 11,349 HHs) (DHS/(ENDS/ENSIN Colombia)

From: The nutrition transition in Colombia over a decade: a novel household classification system of anthropometric measures

Household anthropometric typology

2000 n (%) 95% C.I

2005 n (%) 95% C.I

2010 n (%) 95% C.I

Final category

Normal mother & all children normal (neither stunted nor underweight or obese)

1,182 (41.1) 39.2 - 43

3,574 (41.9) 40.4 – 43.3

4,301 (39.3) 38.1 – 40.4

Normal

Underweight mother & all children stunted

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Undernourished

Underweight mother & all children normal

62 (2.0) 1.4 – 2.5

283 (3.4) 2.9 – 3.8

312 (2.9) 2.5 – 3.3.

Undernourished

Underweight mother & at least one stunted child the rest are normal

22 (0.1) 0.0 – 0.1

74 (0.07) 0.0 – 0.1

76 (0.1) 0.0 – 0.1

Undernourished

Normal mother & all children stunted

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Undernourished

Normal mother & at least one stunted child the remaining are normal

310 (11) 9.6 - 12

801 (9.3) 8.5 – 10.1

862 (6.6) 5.9 – 7.2

Undernourished

Overweight/obese mother & all children normal

932 (32.6) 30.7 – 34.4

2,882 (32.8) 31.4 – 34.2

4,494 (40.0) 38.4 – 40.7

Overweight/obese

Overweight/obese mother & all children overweight/obese

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Overweight/obese

Overweight/obese mother & at least one child overweight/obese, the remaining are normal

90 (3.1) 2.4 – 3.7

229 (3.0) 2.2 – 3.1

379 (3.3) 2.8 – 3.7

Overweight/obese

Normal mother & all children overweight/obese

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Overweight/obese

Normal mother & at least one child overweight/obese, the remaining are normal

68 (2.4) 1.8 – 3.0

178 (2.4) 1.9 – 2.8

212 (2) 1.7 – 2.3

Overweight/obese

Overweight/obese mother & all children stunted

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Dual burden

Overweight/obese mother & at least one stunted child the remaining are normal

196 (6.6) 5.5 – 7.6

544 (6.4) 5.7 – 7.1

660 (5.1) 4.6 – 5.6

Dual burden

Overweight/obese mother & all children stunted and overweight/obese

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Dual burden

Overweight/obese mother & at least one child stunted and overweight/obese, the remaining are normal

12 (0.4) 0.0 – 0.6

23 (0.0)

47 (0.0)

Dual burden

Underweight mother & all children overweight/obese

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Dual burden

Underweight mother & at least one child overweight/obese, the rest are normal

2 (0)

9 (0.0)

6 (0.0)

Dual burden

Underweight mother & all children stunted and overweight/obese

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Dual burden

Underweight mother & at least one child stunted and overweight/obese, the rest are normal

0 (0)

1 (0)

0 (0)

Dual burden

  1. Normal children are defined as neither stunted nor underweight or overweight/obese.
  2. *(Mutually exclusive categories).