Table 1.
Distribution of selected characteristics according to early childhood nutritional status among Haitian adolescents in 2005.
| No malnutrition | Questionable | Malnutrition | p-value a | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N=173 | N=372 | N=461 | ||||
| Prevalence | 17.2% | 37% | 45.8% | < 0.001 | 1006 | |
| Age | 13.85 (1.8) | 14.01 (1.8) | 13.82 (1.7) | 0.26 | 13.90 (1.7) | |
| Sex | ||||||
| Female | 87(50.3) | 164 (44.0) | 215 (46.6) | 0.35 | 466 (46.3) | |
| Male | 86 (49.7) | 209 (56.2) | 246 (53.4) | 540 (53.8) | ||
| SES | ||||||
| Poor | 85 (49.4) | 169 (45.3) | 150 (32.5) | < 0.001 | 404 (40.2) | |
| Poorer | 50 (29.1) | 104 (27.9) | 157 (34.1) | 311 (30.9) | ||
| Poorest | 37 (21.5) | 100 (26.8) | 154 (33.4) | 291 (28.9) | ||
| BMI Z-score | −0.59 (0.78) | −1.10 (1.0) | −1.56 (1.1) | < 0.001 | −1.22 (1.1) | |
| Sugar b | 7.18 (5.1) | 7.16 (5.6) | 6.05 (4.7) | 0.003 | 6.65 (5.2) | |
| No. Permanent teeth | 26.18 (3.3) | 26.21 (3.2) | 25.55 (4.1) | 0.02 | 25.90 (3.6) | |
| Dental Caries Prevalence | 37.8 | 35.1 | 28.6 | 0.04 | 32.6 | |
| DMFT | 1.18 (2.2) | 0.85 (1.7) | 0.68 (1.4) | 0.004 | 0.83 (1.7) | |
n (%) with the exception of age (years), BMI-Z, No of permanent teeth and DMFT for which means (SD) are presented
a
P-values for chi-square (categorical variables) and ANOVA (continuous variables)
b
Child Relative weekly Sugar Consumption.