Table 3.
Distribution of gender, weight-for-age, stunting and BMI groups by age category
| Variable | All | Age Groups | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8–10 | 11–13 | ||||
| n = 302 | n = 158 | n = 144 | P value |
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| Gender | n(%) | 0.05 | |||
| Boys | 144(47.68) | 84(58.33) | 60(41.67) | ||
| Girls | 158(52.32) | 74(46.84) | 84(53.16) | ||
| Low Weight for Age | n(%) | 0.22 | |||
| No | 286(94.7) | 152(96.2) | 134(93.06) | ||
| Yes | 16(5.3) | 6(3.8) | 10(6.94) | ||
| Stunted Growth | n(%) | 0.36 | |||
| No | 211(69.87) | 114(72.15) | 97(67.36) | ||
| Yes | 91(30.13) | 44(27.85) | 47(32.64) | ||
| BMI Group | n(%) | 0.92 | |||
| Obese/Overweight | 74(24.50) | 40(25.32) | 34(23.61) | ||
| Normal | 225(74.50) | 116(73.42) | 109(75.69) | ||
| Thinness/Severe Thinness | 3(0.99) | 2(1.27) | 1(0.69) | ||