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. 2024 Jan 8;10:1280219. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1280219

TABLE 5.

Proportion of under-five children in India having stunting, wasting, underweight, and overweight using the proposed model after applying the scoring system compared to the NFHS-5 data [weighted frequency = 195,197].

Category Weighted frequency using the proposed model after applying the scoring system Weighted proportion (%) using the proposed model after applying the scoring system Proportion (%) provided in NFHS-5 survey (33)
Stunting 67,254 34.5 35.5
Wasting 34,568 17.7 19.3
Underweight 58,385 29.9 32.1
Overweight 5,601 2.9 3.4