Table 2.
Percentage of children under age 5 by nutritional status according to four anthropometric indicators, Bhutan 2008
| Sample size | WFA % < -2SD | WFA % < -3SD | WFA mean Z-score | LHFA % < -2SD | LHFA % < -3SD | LHFA mean Z-score | WFLH % < -2SD | WFLH % < -3SD | WFLH % > +2SD | WFLH mean Z-score | BMIFA % < -2SD | BMIFA % < -3SD | BMIFA % > +2SD | BMIFA mean Z-score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Total |
2162 |
10.4 |
1.7 |
−0.70 |
34.9 |
12.0 |
−1.44 |
4.7 |
1.4 |
4.4 |
0.11 |
4.4 |
1.9 |
6.9 |
0.31 |
| Male |
1147 |
10.5 |
1.6 |
−0.74 |
37.7 |
11.9 |
−1.45 |
5.1 |
1.6 |
4.8 |
0.08 |
5.1 |
2.3 |
7.6 |
0.29 |
| Female |
1015 |
10.3 |
1.8 |
−0.66 |
31.8 |
12.1 |
−1.43 |
4.4 |
1.1 |
4.0 |
0.15 |
3.7 |
1.4 |
6.2 |
0.32 |
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Age: |
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| 6-11 |
202 |
5.4 |
0.5 |
−0.10 |
12.3 |
5.1 |
−0.31 |
7.1 |
3.3 |
2.7 |
−0.08 |
6.1 |
3.6 |
5.1 |
0.06 |
| 12-23 |
476 |
7.1 |
1.3 |
−0.38 |
26.3 |
10.8 |
−1.16 |
6.8 |
1.7 |
6.3 |
0.04 |
5.7 |
2.6 |
12.0 |
0.39 |
| 24-35 |
595 |
10.9 |
1.5 |
−0.75 |
38.1 |
12.9 |
−1.57 |
4.6 |
0.3 |
5.2 |
0.18 |
3.8 |
0.9 |
7.6 |
0.37 |
| 36-47 |
532 |
12.2 |
2.4 |
−0.94 |
42.1 |
12.2 |
−1.68 |
3.9 |
2.1 |
3.5 |
0.12 |
4.8 |
2.5 |
4.8 |
0.27 |
| 48-59 |
357 |
14.0 |
2.0 |
−1.04 |
42.9 |
15.6 |
−1.86 |
2.3 |
0.6 |
2.9 |
0.20 |
2.3 |
0.9 |
3.2 |
0.29 |
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Residence: |
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| Urban |
531 |
7.2 |
1.1 |
−0.53 |
28.3 |
7.4 |
−1.30 |
3.3 |
0.0 |
5.0 |
0.24 |
2.7 |
0.2 |
7.3 |
0.42 |
| Rural | 1631 | 11.5 | 1.8 | −0.76 | 37.1 | 13.5 | −1.49 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 0.07 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 6.8 | 0.27 |
WFA = Weight-for-age, LHFA = Length/Height-for-age, WFLH = Weight-for-length/height, BMIFA = Body mass index-for-age.