TABLE 4.

Mean anthropometric z-scores and nutritional indicators by community

		Height-for-age Z-score			Weight-for-age Z-score			BMI Z-score
Community	Sex	n	Mean (SE)	% <=−2	n	Mean (SE)	% <=−2	n	Mean (SE)	% >=1
Gareno	Girls	19	−1.61 (0.19)	42.11	19	−0.16 (0.15)	0	19	0.48 (0.17)	15.79
	Boys	10	−1.99 (0.17)	60.00	10	−0.17 (0.45)	0	9	0.49 (0.13)	11.11
Quehuereono	Girls	9	−0.96 (0.20)	0	9	−0.09 (0.20)	0	9	0.10 (0.21)	0
	Boys	11	−1.56 (0.17)	27.27	11	−0.62 (0.20)	9.09	11	0.12 (0.20)	0
Zabalo	Girls	18	−1.20 (0.25)	16.67	18	−0.07 (0.19)	0	18	0.38 (0.14)	22.22
	Boys	20	−0.85 (0.31)	15.00	20	−0.54 (0.15)	0	19	0.22 (0.09)	0
Pachacutik	Girls	9	−2.17 (0.22)	44.44	9	−0.75 (0.26)	11.11	9	0.02 (0.21)	11.11
	Boys	12	−2.05 (0.20)	58.33	12	−1.01 (0.13)	0	12	0.16 (0.11)	8.33
Pastaza	Girls	15	−1.82 (0.43)	60.00	15	−0.72 (0.28)	6.67	15	−0.23 (0.17)	0
	Boys	13	−1.74 (0.21)	46.15	13	−0.98 (0.18)	0	13	0.03 (0.19)	15.38
Pilchi	Girls	11	−1.87 (0.17)	45.45	11	−0.67 (0.19)	0	11	0.01 (0.17)	9.09
	Boys	15	−1.94 (0.27)	53.33	15	−0.94 (0.18)	6.67	15	0.04 (0.16)	6.67
Tiguano	Girls	16	−1.40 (0.20)	25.00	16	−0.34 (0.17)	0	16	0.20 (0.13)	6.25
	Boys	8	−1.41 (0.29)	37.50	8	−0.90 (0.17)	0	8	0.00 (0.28)	0

		Arm Circumference Z-score			Triceps Skinfold Z-score
Community	Sex	n	Mean (SE)	% <=−2	n	Mean (SE)	% <=−2
Gareno	Girls	17	0.52 (0.19)	0	4	−0.30 (0.40)	0
	Boys	10	−0.17 (0.16)	0	2	−0.26 (0.74)	0
Quehuereono	Girls	9	0.49 (0.26)	0	4	−1.21 (0.28)	0
	Boys	11	−0.28 (0.15)	0	9	−1.59 (0.18)	33.33
Zabalo	Girls	17	0.57 (0.16)	0	18	−0.11 (0.25)	0
	Boys	20	−0.69 (0.14)	0	19	−1.31 (0.19)	21.05
Pachacutik	Girls	9	−0.22 (0.30)	0	9	−0.72 (0.30)	0
	Boys	12	−1.06 (0.18)	8.33	12	−0.95 (0.21)	8.33
Pastaza	Girls	14	−0.25 (0.15)	0	12	−0.70 (0.19)	0
	Boys	13	−0.95 (0.16)	0	9	−0.21 (0.27)	0
Pilchi	Girls	10	−0.10 (0.30)	0	10	−0.94 (0.16)	0
	Boys	15	−0.41 (0.21)	0	15	−0.40 (0.17)	0
Tiguano	Girls	16	0.47 (0.14)	0	16	−0.25 (0.14)	0
	Boys	8	−0.45 (0.18)	0	8	−0.79 (0.16)	0