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Nutritional status of schoolchildren in Ouagadougou according to age
| Nutritional status (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | N | Overweight/Obesity | Thinness | Stunting | Anaemia | Vitamin A deficiency †† |
| 7-9 | 63 | 4 (6.3) | 9 (14.3) | 0 (0.0) | 19 (30.2) | 3 (17.6) |
| 10-12 | 507 | 11 (2.2) | 64 (12.6) | 42 (8.3) | 207 (40.8) | 55 (43.3) |
| 13-14 | 79 | 0 (0.0) | 16 (20.3) | 15 (19.0) | 36 (45.6) | 9 (31.0) |
| P value* | 0.039 | 0.184 | < 0.001 | 0.160 | 0.081 | |
| Total | 649 | 15 (2.3) | 89 (13.7) | 57 (8.8) | 262 (40.4) | 67 (38.7) |
†† On sub-sample only (N = 173)
* χ2 test
