Table 2.
Different kinds of malnutrition with the 304 children according to the age groups.
| Age group | Months | M1 | M2 | M3 | K1 | K2, M3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 to 9 | 2/4 | 2/7 | 103/281 | 2/3 | 109/304 | |
| 50.00% | 28.57% | 36.65% | 66.67% | 35.85% | |||
| 2 | 10 to 14 | 90/281 | 1/3 | 2/9 | 93/304 | ||
| 32.03% | 33.33% | 22.22% | 30.59% | ||||
| 3 | 15 to 19 | 5/7 | 40/281 | 45/304 | |||
| 71.43% | 14.23% | 14.80% | |||||
| 4 | 20 to 48 | 2/4 | 48/281 | 7/9 | 57/304 | ||
| 50.00% | 17.09% | 77.78% | 18.75% | ||||
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| Total | 4 | 7 | 281 | 3 | 9 | 304 | |
χ 2 : 1 → 2; P = 0.248, χ 2 : 1 → 3; P < 0.001, χ 2 : 1 → 4; P < 0.001, χ 2 : 2 → 3; P < 0.001,χ 2 : 2 → 4; P < 0.001, χ 2: 3 → 4; P = 0.353.
M1: marasmus phase 1; M2: marasmus phase 2; M3: marasmus phase 3; K1 and K2: Kwashiorkor phases 1 and 2.