TABLE 3.

Mean anthropometric z-scores and nutritional indicators by sex

	Height-for-Age Z-score			Weight-for-Age Z-score			BMI Z-score
Sex	n	Mean (SE)	% <=−2	n	Mean (SE)	% <=−2	n	Mean (SE)	% >=1
Girls	97	−1.55* (0.10)	34.02	97	−0.37* (0.08)	2.06	97	0.17* (0.07)	10.31
Boys	89	−1.59* (0.11)	40.45	89	−0.74* (0.08)	2.25	87	0.15* (0.06)	5.75
Total	186	−1.57 (0.07)	37.10	186	−0.54 (0.06)	2.15	184	0.16 (0.05)	8.15

	Arm Circumference Z-score			Triceps Skinfold Z-score
Sex	n	Mean (SE)	% <=−2	n	Mean (SE)	% <=−2
Girls	92	0.26* (0.08)	0	73	−0.50* (0.10)	0.00
Boys	89	−0.60* (0.07)	1.12	74	−0.88* (0.10)	10.81
Total	181	−0.16 (0.06)	0.55	147	−0.69 (0.07)	5.44

^*One sample T-test of mean z-score s for girls and boys significantly different from zero (p<.05).