Table 4.
Distribution of BMI-for-age among the school children of age 6–12 years in the rural areas of Raichur district, Karnataka, India.
| Age groups | BMI-for-age (%) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Years | Months | N | % < −3SD | (95% CI) | % < −2SD1 | (95% CI) | % > +1SD | (95% CI) | % > +2SD | (95% CI) | % > +3SD | (95% CI) | Mean | SD |
| Male | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | (72–83) | 171 | 25.1 | (18.4%, 31.9%) | 47.4 | (39.6%, 55.1%) | 7 | (2.9%, 11.1%) | 5.8 | (2%, 9.7%) | 3.5 | (0.5%, 6.6%) | –1.72 | 1.85 |
| 7 | (84–95) | 176 | 25 | (18.3%, 31.7%) | 46.6 | (38.9%, 54.2%) | 3.4 | (0.4%, 6.4%) | 1.7 | (0%, 3.9%) | 1.1 | (0%, 3%) | –1.9 | 1.66 |
| 8 | (96–107) | 182 | 30.8 | (23.8%, 37.7%) | 54.4 | (46.9%, 61.9%) | 3.8 | (0.8%, 6.9%) | 1.6 | (0%, 3.8%) | 0.5 | (0%, 1.9%) | –2.12 | 1.64 |
| 9 | (108–119) | 181 | 19.3 | (13.3%, 25.4%) | 40.9 | (33.4%, 48.3%) | 6.6 | (2.7%, 10.5%) | 3.3 | (0.4%, 6.2%) | 2.8 | (0.1%, 5.4%) | –1.56 | 1.75 |
| 10 | (120–131) | 195 | 21 | (15%, 27%) | 40.5 | (33.4%, 47.7%) | 7.2 | (3.3%, 11.1%) | 3.1 | (0.4%, 5.8%) | 1 | (0%, 2.7%) | –1.57 | 1.73 |
| 11 | (132–143) | 188 | 21.3 | (15.2%, 27.4%) | 46.3 | (38.9%, 53.7%) | 4.8 | (1.5%, 8.1%) | 1.6 | (0%, 3.7%) | 1.1 | (0%, 2.8%) | –1.8 | 1.55 |
| 12 | (144–155) | 190 | 26.8 | (20.3%, 33.4%) | 52.1 | (44.7%, 59.5%) | 3.7 | (0.7%, 6.6%) | 0.5 | (0%, 1.8%) | 0 | (0%, 0.3%) | –1.97 | 1.5 |
| Total (6–12) | (72–155) | 1283 | 24.2 | (21.8%, 26.5%) | 46.8 | (44.1%, 49.6%) | 5.2 | (4%, 6.5%) | 2.5 | (1.6%, 3.4%) | 1.4 | (0.7%, 2.1%) | −1.81 | 1.68 |
| Female | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | (72–83) | 185 | 18.9 | (13%, 24.8%) | 40 | (32.7%, 47.3%) | 5.9 | (2.3%, 9.6%) | 3.2 | (0.4%, 6.1%) | 1.1 | (0%, 2.8%) | –1.57 | 1.61 |
| 7 | (84–95) | 187 | 20.3 | (14.3%, 26.4%) | 41.7 | (34.4%, 49%) | 2.1 | (0%, 4.5%) | 0 | (0%, 0.3%) | 0 | (0%, 0.3%) | –1.78 | 1.36 |
| 8 | (96–107) | 197 | 17.8 | (12.2%, 23.4%) | 36.5 | (29.6%, 43.5%) | 3 | (0.4%, 5.7%) | 1.5 | (0%, 3.5%) | 0 | (0%, 0.3%) | –1.63 | 1.43 |
| 9 | (108–119) | 191 | 20.9 | (14.9%, 27%) | 40.8 | (33.6%, 48.1%) | 4.7 | (1.4%, 8%) | 1 | (0%, 2.8%) | 0 | (0%, 0.3%) | –1.73 | 1.6 |
| 10 | (120–131) | 183 | 16.9 | (11.2%, 22.6%) | 39.3 | (32%, 46.7%) | 1.6 | (0%, 3.8%) | 0.5 | (0%, 1.9%) | 0 | (0%, 0.3%) | –1.63 | 1.4 |
| 11 | (132–143) | 187 | 17.6 | (11.9%, 23.4%) | 36.4 | (29.2%, 43.5%) | 2.7 | (0.1%, 5.3%) | 0.5 | (0%, 1.8%) | 0 | (0%, 0.3%) | –1.6 | 1.38 |
| 12 | (144–155) | 189 | 18 | (12.2%, 23.7%) | 40.2 | (33%, 47.5%) | 3.2 | (0.4%, 5.9%) | 1.1 | (0%, 2.8%) | 0.5 | (0%, 1.8%) | –1.72 | 1.39 |
| Total (6–12) | (72–155) | 1319 | 18.7 | (16.5%, 20.8%) | 39.3 | (36.6%, 41.9%) | 3.3 | (2.3%, 4.3%) | 1.1 | (0.5%, 1.7%) | 0.2 | (0%, 0.5%) | −1.66 | 1.45 |
| Both Sexes combined | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | (72–83) | 356 | 21.9 | (17.5%, 26.3%) | 43.5 | (38.2%, 48.8%) | 6.5 | (3.8%, 9.2%) | 4.5 | (2.2%, 6.8%) | 2.2 | (0.6%, 3.9%) | –1.64 | 1.73 |
| 7 | (84–95) | 363 | 22.6 | (18.1%, 27%) | 44.1 | (38.8%, 49.3%) | 2.8 | (0.9%, 4.6%) | 0.8 | (0%, 1.9%) | 0.6 | (0%, 1.5%) | –1.84 | 1.51 |
| 8 | (96–107) | 379 | 24 | (19.6%, 28.4%) | 45.1 | (40%, 50.3%) | 3.4 | (1.5%, 5.4%) | 1.6 | (0.2%, 3%) | 0.3 | (0%, 0.9%) | –1.86 | 1.55 |
| 9 | (108–119) | 372 | 20.2 | (15.9%, 24.4%) | 40.9 | (35.7%, 46%) | 5.6 | (3.2%, 8.1%) | 2.2 | (0.5%, 3.8%) | 1.3 | (0%, 2.6%) | –1.65 | 1.67 |
| 10 | (120–131) | 378 | 19 | (15%, 23.1%) | 39.9 | (34.9%, 45%) | 4.5 | (2.3%, 6.7%) | 1.9 | (0.4%, 3.3%) | 0.5 | (0%, 1.4%) | –1.6 | 1.58 |
| 11 | (132–143) | 375 | 19.5 | (15.3%, 23.6%) | 41.3 | (36.2%, 46.5%) | 3.7 | (1.7%, 5.8%) | 1.1 | (0%, 2.2%) | 0.5 | (0%, 1.4%) | –1.7 | 1.47 |
| 12 | (144–155) | 379 | 22.4 | (18.1%, 26.8%) | 46.2 | (41%, 51.3%) | 3.4 | (1.5%, 5.4%) | 0.8 | (0%, 1.8%) | 0.3 | (0%, 0.9%) | –1.84 | 1.45 |
| Total (6–12) | (72–155) | 2602 | 21.4 | (19.8%, 23%) | 43 | (41.1%, 44.9%) | 4.3 | (3.5%, 5.1%) | 1.8 | (1.3%, 2.3%) | 0.8 | (0.4%, 1.2%) | −1.73 | 1.57 |
1
Includes children who are below −3SD from the WHO Child Growth Standards.