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. 2013 Jan 19;13:52. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-52

Table 3.

Distribution of indigenous children < 60 months by age group and sex, by region, First National Survey of Indigenous People’s Health and Nutrition, Brazil, 2008-2009

Characteristics
All regions
Region
studied   North Central-West Northeast South/Southeast
Age group
n = 6128
n = 2584
n = 1304
n = 1355
n = 885
 0 to 11 months
21.7%
22.4%
22.1%
20.5%
21.6%
CI:20.5-22.9
CI:21.2-23.7
CI:20.2-24.1
CI:18.7-22.5
CI:18.2-25.5
 12 to 23 months
19.3%
21.5%
17.0%
19.4%
19.3%
CI:18.0-20.6
CI:19.9-23.1
CI:13.9-20.6
CI:16.8-22.3
CI:16.6-22.4
 24 to 35 months
19.2%
19.3%
20.3%
19.4%
18.3%
CI:18.2-20.3
CI:17.5-21.1
CI:18.4-22.3
CI:17.0-22.0
CI:16.2-20.7
 36 to 47 months
20.8%
19.4%
19.6%
23.0%
20.8%
CI:19.7-21.8
CI:18.1-20.8
CI:18.4-20.8
CI:21.6-24.5
CI:18.1-23.9
 48 to 59 months
19.1%
17.4%
21.1%
17.6%
19.9%
CI:17.7-20.5
CI:16.3-18.6
CI:18.2-24.3
CI:16.1-19.3
CI:16.3-24.1
Sex
n = 6127
n = 2584
n = 1303
n = 1355
n = 885
 Male
51.4%
50.7%
52.5%
52.3%
50.2%
CI:49.8-52.9
CI:49.1-52.3
CI:50.3-54.7
CI:49.3-55.3
CI:45.9-54.5
 Female
48.6%
49.3%
47.5%
47.7%
49.8%
  CI:47.1-50.2 CI:47.7-50.9 CI:45.3-49.7 CI:44.7-50.7 CI:45.5-54.1

CI: 95% confidence interval.