TABLE 2.
Anthropometric, morbidity, and health characteristics of rural and urban children aged 6 to 59 mo1
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Rural |
Urban |
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| n | % | n | % | P-value2 | |
| Stunted (HAZ < −2.0) | 881 | 41.5 | 183 | 24.4 | <0.001 |
| Underweight (WAZ < −2.0) | 731 | 33.8 | 186 | 24.7 | 0.004 |
| Wasted (WHZ < −2.0) | 233 | 10.8 | 124 | 16.5 | 0.022 |
| Any illness in past 2 wk | 1425 | 65.8 | 569 | 75.3 | <0.001 |
| Acute respiratory infection in past 2 wk | 1337 | 94.0 | 515 | 90.2 | 0.029 |
| Diarrhea in past 2 wk | 314 | 22.4 | 148 | 26.1 | 0.19 |
| Fever in past 2 wk | 384 | 27.1 | 131 | 22.9 | 0.15 |
| Serum C-reactive protein >5 mg/L | 348 | 17.0 | 73 | 11.2 | 0.003 |
| Serum AGP >1 g/L | 832 | 40.7 | 167 | 25.6 | <0.001 |
| Anemia (Hb <110g/L) | 1189 | 58.2 | 213 | 32.7 | <0.001 |
| Retinol binding protein <0.7 μmol/L3 | 73 | 3.6 | 12 | 1.8 | 0.05 |
| Abnormal genetic Hb disorder | 946 | 60.0 | 228 | 40.0 | <0.001 |
| Parasitic infection | 531 | 38.6 | 135 | 32.2 | 0.07 |
| Eosinophilia >450/μL | 603 | 27.8 | 128 | 16.8 | <0.001 |
| Mebendazole given within 6 mo | 944 | 44.6 | 269 | 38.0 | 0.044 |
| Vitamin A supplement within 6 mo | 1264 | 58.9 | 379 | 53.5 | 0.16 |
| Iron supplement given within 7 d | 183 | 8.5 | 142 | 18.9 | <0.001 |
1
AGP, α1-acid glycoprotein; HAZ, height-for-age Z-score; Hb, hemoglobin; WAZ, weight-for-age Z-score; WHZ, weight-for-height Z-score.
2
Pearson's chi-square test, < 0.05.
3
Values corrected for subclinical inflammation.