From: Nutritional status of school-age children - A scenario of urban slums in India
Age (in years) | Nutritional Status (%) | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Normal |
Underweight (low weight for age) |
Wasted(SDM) (low weight for height) |
Stunted(LDM) (low height for age) | ||
5-6 |
50 (45.9) |
39 (35.8) |
34 (31.2) |
25 (22.9) | 109 |
7-8 |
64 (46.7) |
55 (40.1) |
49 (35.8) |
24 (17.5) | 137 |
9-10 |
48 (48.5) |
35 (35.4) |
31 (31.3) |
20 (20.2) | 99 |
11-12 |
30 (44.1) |
28 (41.2) |
23 (33.8) |
15 (22.1) | 68 |
13-15 |
53 (48.2) |
44 (40.0) |
37 (33.6) |
20 (18.2) | 110 |
Gender | |||||
Boys |
157 (51.6) |
102 (33.6) |
92 (30.7) |
55 (18.1) | 304 |
Girls |
88 (40.2) |
99 (45.2) |
82 (37.4) |
49 (22.4) | 219 |
Overall |
245 (46.8) |
201 (38.4) |
174 (33.3) |
104 (19.9) | 523 |