TABLE 3.
Length-for-age, weight-for-age, weight-for-length, and head circumference z-scores (mean ± SD)
| Site | Total n | Length-for-age | Weight-for-age | Weight-for-length | Head circumference | ||||
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| Democratic Republic of Congo | 420 | 420 | −2.8 ± 2.01 | 418 | −1.67 ± 1.59 | 414 | −0.53 ± 2.23 | 420 | −0.67 ± 1.46 |
| Zambia | 386 | 380 | −1.91 ± 1.43 | 357 | −0.76 ± 1.85 | 355 | 0.1 ± 3.39 | 380 | −0.57 ± 1.81 |
| Guatemala | 336 | 336 | −2.34 ± 1.51 | 329 | −0.94 ± 0.95 | 327 | 0.23 ± 0.83 | 336 | −0.81 ± 1.65 |
| Pakistan | 516 | 512 | −1.91 ± 1.74 | 496 | −1.42 ± 2.13 | 491 | −0.82 ± 3.32 | 512 | −0.98 ± 2.18 |
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| All sites | 1,658 | 1648 | −2.22 ± 1.75 | 1,600 | −1.24 ± 1.77 | 1,587 | −0.32 ± 2.76 | 1,648 | −0.77 ± 1.83 |