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. 2025 Aug 22;15:30941. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-09451-8

Table 6.

Prevalence of stunting (as per Z-score) among the girls of two environmental setup.

Age in
years
Flood affected Non-affected X2 values
for stunting
Total
girls
HFAZ <  − 2SD HFAZ <  − 3SD Total
stunt
Total
girls
HFAZ <  − 2SD HFAZ <  − 3SD Total stunt
N % N % N % N % N % N % Total Severe
6 53 22 41.5 5 9.4 27 50.9 52 17 32.7 4 7.7 21 40.4
7 52 17 32.7 2 3.8 19 36.5 50 18 36.0 1 2.0 19 38.0
8 50 13 26.0 5 10.0 18 36.0 51 12 23.5 4 7.8 16 31.4
9 50 7 14.0 5 10.0 12 24.0 50 8 16.0 6 12.0 14 28.0
10 52 26 50.0 0 0.0 26 50.0 53 23 43.4 4 7.5 27 50.9
(6–10) 257 85 33.1 17 6.6 102 39.7 256 78 30.5 19 7.4 97 37.9 0.17,df = 1 0.29,df = 1
11 52 9 17.3 2 3.8 11 21.2 53 14 26.4 4 7.5 18 34.0
12 50 14 28.0 0 0.0 14 28.0 57 14 24.6 0 0.0 14 24.6
13 54 16 29.6 3 5.6 19 35.2 38 7 18.4 1 2.6 8 21.1
14 50 20 40.0 0 0.0 20 40.0 41 16 39.0 0 0.0 16 39.0
15 52 17 32.7 2 3.8 19 36.5 45 15 33.3 2 4.4 17 37.8
(11–15) 258 76 29.4 7 2.7 63 24.4 234 66 28.2 7 2.9 73 31.2 2.82,df = 1 0.08,df = 1
16 53 15 28.3 1 1.9 16 30.2 47 16 34.0 1 2.1 17 36.2
17 52 12 23.1 4 7.7 16 30.8 52 11 21.2 5 9.6 16 30.8
18 50 11 22.0 4 8.0 15 30.0 50 11 22.0 4 8.0 15 30.0
19 52 11 21.2 3 5.8 14 26.9 38 8 21.1 1 2.6 9 23.7
(16–19) 207 49 23.7 12 5.8 81 39.1 187 46 24.6 11 5.9 57 30.5 3.23,df = 1 0.48,df = 1
Total 722 210 29.1 36 5.0 246 34.1 677 190 28.1 37 5.5 227 33.5 0.05,df = 1 0.25,df = 1

*Significant at 5% level, HFAZ = Height-for-Age Z score.