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. 2010 May 25;7(5):e1000273. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000273

Table 1. Comparison of socioeconomic data and nutritional status of the MDAT and MDHS 2004 [18].

Characteristic MDAT Study Population, n = 1,426, n (%) MDHS Population, n = 8,522, n (%)
Wealth quintile
Lowest 305 (21) 1,680 (20)
Second 258 (18) 1,813 (21)
Middle 290 (20) 1,916 (22)
Fourth 306 (21) 1,732 (20)
Highest 284 (20) 1,380 (17)
Not known/missing data 3 (0) 1 (0)
Nutritional status of children
Height for age
Height for age >−2SD (normal range) 858 (59) 4,453 (52)
Height for age below −2SD to −3SD (stunted) 298 (21) 2,177 (26)
Height for age below −3SD (severe stunting) 237 (17) 1,892 (22)
Height for age (total) below −2SD (stunted and severely stunted) 535 (38) 4,069 (48)
Not known/missing data 53 (4) 0
Weight for age
Weight for age >−2SD (normal range) 1,187 (82) 6,647 (78)
Weight for age below −2SD to −3SD (underweight) 185 (13) 1,488 (17)
Weight for age below −3SD (severely underweight) 26 (2) 387 (4)
Weight for age (total) below −2SD (underweight and severely underweight) 211 (15) 1,775 (21)
Not known/missing data 48 (3) 0
Educational status of mother
No education 165 (11) 2,130 (25)
Primary 928 (64) 4,994 (59)
Secondary 331 (23) 841 (10)
Not known/missing data 22 (2) 557 (6)