Table 3.
Comparison of anthropometric characteristics of healthy children with children diagnosed with growth disorder (of age 0–59 months from the Indian dataset).
| Parameter | Healthy (n = 1854) |
With diagnosed growth disorder (n = 272) |
|---|---|---|
| Mean ± Std. deviation | Mean ± Std. deviation | |
| Age in Months | 19.4 ± 17.7 | 34.6 ± 16.5 |
| Height in cm | 75.1 ± 17.9 | 77.8 ± 12.0 |
| Weight in Kg | 8.9 ± 4.0 | 9.8 ± 4.5 |
| Body Mass Index Kg/m2 | 14.6 ± 2.3 | 15.6 ± 3.5 |
| Indian Height-for-Age Z score | −0.3 ± 1.4 | −3.5 ± 2.0 |
| Indian BMI-for-Age Z score | −0.2 ± 1.6 | 0.2 ± 2.4 |
| WHO Height-for-Age Z score | −0.8 ± 1.6 | −4.2 ± 2.3 |
| WHO BMI-for-Age Z score | −0.9 ± 1.4 | −0.3 ± 2.4 |
| Pakistani Height-for-Age Z score | −0.2 ± 0.9 | −1.7 ± 1.5 |
| Pakistani BMI-for-Age Z score | −0.4 ± 0.7 | −0.1 ± 1.1 |
| Indonesian Height-for-Age Z score | −0.7 ± 1.5 | −3.6 ± 2.0 |
| Indonesian BMI-for-Age Z score | −0.9 ± 1.5 | −0.7 ± 2.4 |
Footnote- Std, standard; BMI, body mass index; WHO, World Health Organisation.