Table 4.
Level of micronutrients (mean ± SD) according to nutritional status in children aged 5–12 years.
| Nutrition status | Ferritin (ng/mL) | P | Zinc (mg/L) | P | Calcium (mg/dL) | P | Vit A | P | Vit D (ng/dL) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mean ± SD | mean ± SD | mean ± SD | mean ± SD | mean ± SD | ||||||
| HAZ | ||||||||||
| Stunting (n = 279) | 44.57 ± 29.25 | 0.872 | 0.82 ± 0.17 | 0.014∗ | 10.50 ± 0.72 | 0.840 | 1.08 ± 0.24 | 0.010∗ | 47.28 ± 14.73 | 0.218 |
| Normal (n = 2177) | 44.94 ± 35.41 | 0.85 ± 0.19 | 10.56 ± 4.83 | 1.13 ± 0.25 | 45.85 ± 18.80 | |||||
| Total (n = 2456) | 44.90 ± 34.76 | 0.84 ± 0.19 | 10.55 ± 4.55 | 1.12 ± 0.25 | 46.01 ± 18.38 | |||||
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| BAZ | ||||||||||
| Thinness (n = 225) | 42.33 ± 40.83b | 0.000∗∗ | 0.82 ± 0.20b | 0.000∗∗ | 10.44 ± 1.08 | 0.892 | 1.09 ± 0.28b | 0.000∗∗ | 47.19 ± 16.87a | 0.000∗∗ |
| Normal (n = 1785) | 43.29 ± 33.03b | 0.83 ± 0.18b | 10.55 ± 5.31 | 1.11 ± 0.24b | 46.95 ± 18.53a | |||||
| Overweight (n = 447) | 52.63 ± 37.13a | 0.90 ± 0.19a | 10.62 ± 0.91 | 1.19 ± 0.23a | 41.67 ± 17.92b | |||||
| Total (n = 2456) | 44.90 ± 34.76 | 0.84 ± 0.19 | 10.55 ± 4.55 | 1.12 ± 0.25 | 46.01 ± 18.38 | |||||
HAZ, height-for-age Z-score; BAZ, BMI-for-age Z-score. ∗indicates a significant value of <0.05 and ∗∗indicates a significant value of <0.01.