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Table 3 Correlation between anthropometric Z scores and academic Achievement among school aged children in Goba Town, South east Ethiopia, May 2014

From: Height for age z score and cognitive function are associated with Academic performance among school children aged 8–11 years old

Anthropometric z scores

Academic performance

Average semester score

Mathematics score

HAZa

r

0.103

0.197a

p-value

0.249

0.026

N

128

127

WAZb

r

0.061

0.099

P-value

0.497

0.270

N

127

126

BAZc

r

−0.029

−0.061

p-value

0.743

0.496

N

127

126

  1. aHeight for Age Z score, bWeight for Age Z score, cBody mass for age Z score