Table 2.
Annualised linear growth velocities and prevalence of growth faltering by sex and age at start of interval among Nepali pre-school aged children
| Age (mo) | Total (n 4276) | Boys (n 2269) | Girls (n 2007) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LGVZ | LGVZ < -2 | Age (mo) | LGVZ | LGVZ < -2 | LGVZ | LGVZ < -2 | ||||||||
| Mean | sd | % | 95 % CI* | Mean | sd | % | 95 % CI* | Age (mo) | Mean | sd | % | 95 % CI* | ||
| < 6 (n 636) |
−1·5 | 1·0 | 31·1 | 26·8, 35·8 | < 6 (n 344) | −1·4 † | 1·0 | 26·5 § | 20·9,32·9 | < 6 (n 292) | −1·6 ‡ | 1·0 | 36·6 § | 30·9, 42·8 |
| 6–11·9 (n 976) | −1·5 | 0·9 | 28·6 | 23·3,34·5 | 6–11·9 (n 519) | −1·4 ‡ | 0·9 | 24·3 § | 19·8, 29·4 | 6–11·9 (n 457) | −1·6 ‡ | 0·9 | 33·6 § | 26·4, 41·5 |
| 12–23·9 (n 717) | −1·5 | 1·0 | 29·3 | 25·0, 34·1 | 12–23·9 (n 392) | −1·4 ‡ | 1·0 | 25·4 § | 20·5, 31·0 | 12–23·9 (n 325) | −1·6 ‡ | 1·0 | 34·1 § | 29·8, 38·6 |
| 24- 35·9 (n 654) |
−0·8 | 0·9 | 6·7 | 5·5, 8·2 | 24- 35·9 (n 340) | −0·7 | 0·9 | 6·3 | 5·0, 7·9 | 24- 35·9 (n 314) | −0·8 | 1·0 | 7·2 | 5·5, 9·3 |
| 36–47·9 (n 673) | −0·5 | 1·1 | 6·2 | 5·0, 7·6 | 36–47·9 (n 351) | −0·6 ‡ | 1·1 | 6·4 | 4·9, 8·2 | 36–47·9 (n 322) | −0·5 ‡ | 1·2 | 6·0 | 4·3, 8·3 |
| 48–59·9 (n 620) | −0·5 | 1·1 | 6·2 | 4·6, 8·2 | 48–59·9 (n 323) | −0·6 | 1·0 | 6·2 | 4·6, 8·4 | 48–59·9 (n 297) | −0·5 | 1·1 | 6·1 | 4·4, 8·5 |
Mo, months; LGVZ, linear growth velocity Z-score.
*
95 % CI adjusted for clustering using robust estimation of standard errors.
†
P < 0·05; t-test conducted within each age strata.
‡
P < 0·05; Pearson’s chi-square conducted within each age strata.
§
Linear growth velocity Z-score (LGVZ).