Table 2.
Classification of the patients according to nutritional status.
| n (%) | |
|---|---|
| Weight-for-height | |
| Severe malnutrition | 39 (6.4%) |
| Moderate malnutrition | 53 (8.6%) |
| Mild malnutrition | 97 (15.8%) |
| Normal | 289 (47.1%) |
| Overweight | 61 (9.9%) |
| Obese | 75 (12.2%) |
| According to BMI Z-score | |
| Morbidly obese | 11 (1.8%) |
| Overweight | 31 (5.0%) |
| Normal | 82 (13.4%) |
| Underweight | 355 (57.8%) |
| Severely underweight | 78 (12.7%) |
| Weight-for-age | |
| Normal | 335 (54.6%) |
| Mild malnutrition | 124 (20.2%) |
| Moderate malnutrition | 97 (15.8%) |
| Severe malnutrition | 58 (9.4%) |
| Height-for-age | |
| Normal | 358 (58.3%) |
| Mild malnutrition | 133 (21.7%) |
| Moderate malnutrition | 55 (9.0%) |
| Severe malnutrition | 68 (11.1%) |
| Duration of Malnutrition | |
| Normal | 285 (46.4%) |
| Acute-underweight | 92 (15.0%) |
| Acute-Chronic malnutrition | 96 (15.6%) |
| Chronic-Short stature | 141 (23.0%) |
| According to Mid-Upper Arm Circumference Percentile | |
| Malnutrition (below 5th percentile) | 235 (38.3%) |
| Normal (5th–90th percentile) | 338 (55.0%) |
| Obese (above 90th percentile) | 41 (6.7%) |
| According to Triceps Skinfold Thickness Percentile | |
| Malnutrition (below 5th percentile) | 145 (23.6%) |
| Normal (5th–90th percentile) | 416 (67.8%) |
| Obese (above 90th percentile) | 53 (8.6%) |
| Total | 614 (100%) |
BMI, body mass index.