Table 2.
Comparison of body composition of Gulu sample to global normative values
| WHO criteria |
Age: 11 years |
Age: 12 years |
Age: 13 years |
Age: 14 years |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | |
|
BMI-for-age: Proportion of sample (%) | ||||||||
|
Severely thin |
0/44 |
0/91 |
4/141 |
2/177 |
1/234 |
0/293 |
3/199 |
2/283 |
| |
(0.0) |
(0.0) |
(2.8) |
(1.1) |
(0.4) |
(0.0) |
(1.5) |
(0.7) |
|
Thin |
2/44 |
3/91 |
11/141 |
10/177 |
11/234 |
8/293 |
6/199 |
3/283 |
| |
(4.5) |
(3.3) |
(7.8) |
(5.6) |
(4.7) |
(2.7) |
(3.0) |
(1.1) |
|
Healthy |
39/44 |
85/91 |
122/141 |
159/177 |
213/234 |
260/293 |
184/199 |
246/283 |
| |
(88.6) |
(93.4) |
(86.5) |
(89.8) |
(91.0) |
(88.7) |
(92.5) |
(86.9) |
|
Overweight |
3/44 |
3/91 |
4/141 |
6/177 |
9/234 |
25/293 |
6/199 |
31/283 |
| |
(6.8) |
(3.3) |
(2.8) |
(3.4) |
(3.8) |
(8.5) |
(3.0) |
(11.0) |
|
Obese |
0/44 |
0/91 |
0/141 |
0/177 |
0/234 |
0/293 |
0/199 |
1/283 |
| |
(0.0) |
(0.0) |
(0.0) |
(0.0) |
(0.0) |
(0.0) |
(0.0) |
(0.4) |
|
Height-for-age: Proportion of sample (%) | ||||||||
|
Severely stunted |
0/44 |
0/91 |
1/141 |
1/177 |
3/234 |
0/293 |
3/199 |
0/283 |
| |
(0.0) |
(0.0) |
(0.7) |
(0.6) |
(1.3) |
(0.0) |
(1.5) |
(0.0) |
|
Stunted |
2/44 |
1/91 |
3/141 |
4/177 |
19/234 |
2/293 |
7/199 |
3/283 |
| |
(4.5) |
(1.1) |
(2.1) |
(2.3) |
(8.1) |
(0.7) |
(3.5) |
(1.1) |
|
Healthy |
40/44 |
89/91 |
135/141 |
169/177 |
212/234 |
290/293 |
188/199 |
275/283 |
| |
(90.9) |
(97.8) |
(95.7) |
(95.5) |
(90.6) |
(99.0) |
(94.5) |
(97.2) |
|
>2SD & ≤3SD |
1/44 |
1/91 |
2/141 |
3/177 |
0/234 |
1/293 |
1/199 |
5/283 |
| |
(2.3) |
(1.1) |
(1.4) |
(1.7) |
(0.0) |
(0.3) |
(0.5) |
(1.8) |
|
>3SD |
1/44 |
0/91 |
0/141 |
0/177 |
0/234 |
0/293 |
0/199 |
0/283 |
| (2.3) | (0.0) | (0.0) | (0.0) | (0.0) | (0.0) | (0.0) | (0.0) | |