Table 2.
Distribution of weight-for-age among the school children of age 6–9 years in the rural areas of Raichur district, Karnataka, India.
| Age groups | Weight-for-age ** (%) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Years | Months | N | % < −3SD | (95% CI) | % < −2SD1 | (95% CI) | Mean | SD |
| Male | ||||||||
| 6 | (72–83) | 182 | 14.3 | (8.9%, 19.6%) | 30.8 | (23.8%, 37.7%) | −1.47 | 1.41 |
| 7 | (84–95) | 188 | 17.6 | (11.8%, 23.3%) | 46.8 | (39.4%, 54.2%) | −1.96 | 1.25 |
| 8 | (96–107) | 197 | 30.5 | (23.8%, 37.1%) | 60.9 | (53.8%, 68%) | −2.24 | 1.25 |
| 9 | (108–119) | 191 | 15.2 | (9.8%, 20.5%) | 49.7 | (42.4%, 57.1%) | −1.92 | 1.21 |
| Total (6–9) | (72–119) | 758 | 19.5 | (16.6%, 22.4%) | 47.4 | (43.7%, 51%) | –1.91 | 1.31 |
| Female | ||||||||
| 6 | (72–83) | 189 | 6.9 | (3%, 10.8%) | 40.2 | (33%, 47.5%) | −1.49 | 1.15 |
| 7 | (84–95) | 192 | 10.9 | (6.3%, 15.6%) | 41.1 | (33.9%, 48.4%) | −1.77 | 1.19 |
| 8 | (96–107) | 201 | 19.4 | (13.7%, 25.1%) | 39.8 | (32.8%, 46.8%) | −1.74 | 1.2 |
| 9 | (108–119) | 200 | 26.5 | (20.1%, 32.9%) | 51.5 | (44.3%, 58.7%) | −2 | 1.35 |
| Total (6–9) | (72–119) | 782 | 16.1 | (13.5%, 18.8%) | 43.2 | (39.7%, 46.8%) | –1.75 | 1.24 |
| Both Sexes Combined | ||||||||
| 6 | (72–83) | 371 | 10.5 | (7.3%, 13.8%) | 35.6 | (30.6%, 40.6%) | −1.48 | 1.28 |
| 7 | (84–95) | 380 | 14.2 | (10.6%, 17.9%) | 43.9 | (38.8%, 49.1%) | −1.86 | 1.22 |
| 8 | (96–107) | 398 | 24.9 | (20.5%, 29.2%) | 50.3 | (45.2%, 55.3%) | −1.99 | 1.25 |
| 9 | (108–119) | 391 | 21 | (16.8%, 25.1%) | 50.6 | (45.6%, 55.7%) | −1.96 | 1.28 |
| Total (6–9) | (72–119) | 1540 | 17.8 | (15.8%, 19.7%) | 45.3 | (42.7%, 47.8%) | –1.83 | 1.27 |
1
Includes children who are below−3 SD from the WHO Child Growth Standards.
**
Weight-for-age reference data are not available beyond 10 years because this indicator does not distinguish between height and body mass in an age period where many children are experiencing the pubertal growth spurt and may appear as having excess weight (by weight-for-age) when in fact they are just tall.