Table 1.
Characteristics of study population in early childhood and adolescence
| Characteristics | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under-five children at baseline, 1988–1989 (38-42) | 387 | ||
| Adolescents at follow-up, 2001, no. (%) | 307 (79) | ||
| Age composition (years) in adolescence (%) | |||
| 12 | 12 | 16 | 14 |
| 13 | 26 | 16 | 22 |
| 14 | 26 | 36 | 30 |
| 15 | 26 | 18 | 22 |
| 16 | 10 | 15 | 12 |
| Average weight (kg) in adolescence by age (years) | |||
| 12 | 25.6 | 27.6 | 26.6 |
| 13 | 27.4 | 29.1 | 28.0 |
| 14 | 31.8 | 33.4 | 32.7 |
| 15 | 35.1 | 36.9 | 35.8 |
| 16 | 38.7 | 39.1 | 39.0 |
| Average height (cm) in adolescence by age (years) | |||
| 12 | 132.9 | 136.5 | 134.7 |
| 13 | 137.0 | 138.5 | 137.5 |
| 14 | 143.6 | 144.3 | 144.0 |
| 15 | 148.8 | 146.6 | 148.0 |
| 16 | 153.5 | 149.2 | 151.1 |
| Severe underweight (below −3 SD from median) (%) | |||
| In early childhood (n=482)* | 23 | 36 | 29 |
| In adolescence (n=485)† | 66 | 46 | 57 |
| Severe stunted (below −3 SD from median) (%) | |||
| In early childhood (n=482)* | 22 | 40 | 36 |
| In adolescence (n-485)† | 36 | 28 | 33 |
| Severe chronic energy deficient in adolescence | |||
| (BMI z-scores below −3 SD from median) by age (years) (%) | |||
| 12 | 22 | 17 | 19 |
| 13 | 25 | 15 | 22 |
| 14 | 25 | 11 | 20 |
| 15 | 30 | 17 | 23 |
| 16 | 30 | 15 | 23 |
| Height of mother of child in adolescence (%) | |||
| <145 cm (n=77) | 15 | 20 | 18 |
| ≥145 cm (n=362) | 85 | 80 | 82 |
*Using the CDC/WHO reference population of 1978 (US NCHS)
†Using the CDC reference population of 2000 (US NCHS); BMI=Body mass index; CDC=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; NCHS=National Center for Health Statistics; SD=Standard deviation; WHO=World Health Organization