Table 1.
The nutritional status of school-age children by age and gender in urban slums of bareilly (UP), India 2010-2011
| Age (in years) |
Nutritional Status (%) | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | Underweight (low weight for age) |
Wasted(SDM) (low weight for height) |
Stunted(LDM) (low height for age) |
||
| 5-6 | 50 (45.9) |
39 (35.8) |
34 (31.2) |
25 (22.9) |
109 |
| 7-8 | 64 (46.7) |
55 (40.1) |
49 (35.8) |
24 (17.5) |
137 |
| 9-10 | 48 (48.5) |
35 (35.4) |
31 (31.3) |
20 (20.2) |
99 |
| 11-12 | 30 (44.1) |
28 (41.2) |
23 (33.8) |
15 (22.1) |
68 |
| 13-15 | 53 (48.2) |
44 (40.0) |
37 (33.6) |
20 (18.2) |
110 |
| Gender | |||||
| Boys | 157 (51.6) |
102 (33.6) |
92 (30.7) |
55 (18.1) |
304 |
| Girls | 88 (40.2) |
99 (45.2) |
82 (37.4) |
49 (22.4) |
219 |
| Overall | 245 (46.8) |
201 (38.4) |
174 (33.3) |
104 (19.9) |
523 |