TABLE 6.

Proportion of under-five children in India as per their nutritional status using the proposed models from NFHS-5 data [Weighted frequency = 195,197].

Sl no.	Category	Proposed model		Proposed model after applying the new score
		Weighted frequency	Weighted proportion (%) [95% CI]	Weighted frequency	Weighted proportion (%) [95% CI]
1	Stunting only [HAZ < −2SD]	25,851	13.2 [13.09–13.39]	23,035	11.8 [11.66–11.94]
2	Wasting only [WHZ < −2SD]	12,494	6.4 [6.29–06.51]	9,656	4.9 [4.85–5.04]
3	Underweight only [WAZ < −2SD]	4,467	2.3 [02.22–02.36]	3,125	1.6 [1.55–1.66]
4	Overweight only [WHZ > +2SD]	2,189	1.1 [01.08–01.17]	1,724	0.9 [0.84–0.93]
5	Stunting and underweight [HAZ < −2SD & WAZ < −2SD]	30,131	15.4 [15.28–15.60]	30,127	15.4 [15.27–15.60]
6	Wasting and underweight [WHZ < −2SD & WAZ < −2SD]	14,698	7.5 [07.41–07.65]	14,698	7.5 [7.41–7.65]
7	Stunting and overweight [HAZ < −2SD & WHZ > +2SD]	3,657	1.9 [01.81–01.93]	3,657	1.9 [1.81–1.93]
8	Stunting, wasting and underweight [HAZ < −2SD & WHZ < −2SD & WAZ < −2SD]	10,214	5.2 [05.13–05.33]	10,214	5.2 [5.13–5.33]
9	Stunting, underweight and overweight [HAZ < −2SD & WAZ < −2SD & WHZ > +2SD]	220	0.1 [0.10–0.13]	220	0.1 [0.10–0.13]
10	No failure	91,276	46.8 [46.54–46.98	98,740	50.6 [50.36–50.81]