Table 3.

Average nutritional status of adolescent girls by study area

Variables	Study area		p-value
	Intervention n = 811	Comparison n = 809
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
Weight in kg	38.36 ± 8.29	38.50 ± 8.85	0.742
Height in cm	146.57 ± 8.26	146.56 ± 8.46	0.985
a MAC in mm	213.56 ± 28.49	213.42 ± 29.72	0.923
b BMI in kg/m2	17.70 ± 2.76	17.74 ± 2.98	0.793
c HAZ- score	-1.27 ± 1.07	1.24 ± 1.05	0.516
d BMIZ	0.71 ± 1.07	0.72 ± 1.11	0.982
Hb in g/dl	12.4 ± 1.3	12.3 ± 1.3	0.529

**Student t test

^aMid arm circumferences

^b BMI = Body Mass Index

^cHeight-for-age Z score

^dBMI-for-age Z score