Table 6.
Proportion of individuals by age and sex who are stunted, wasted/underweight, overweight, obese, and/or malnourished
| Age Group | Infants | Children | Juveniles | Adolescents | Adults | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | ♂ | ♀ | ♂ | ♀ | ♂ | ♀ | ♂ | ♀ | ♂ | ♀ |
| Stunted | 28.6 % | 44.0 % | 27.3 % | 26.9 % | 21.4 % | 24.1 % | 27.8 % | 7.5 % | 0.0 % | 2.3 % |
| Wasted/Underweight | 8.0 % | 6.9 % | 45.2 % | 51.1 % | 70.6 % | 71.0 % | 68.4 % | 32.1 % | 51.0 % | 59.0 % |
| Overweight/Obese | – | – | 2.4 % | 2.2 % | 0.0 % | 0.0 % | 0.0 % | 0.0 % | 4.1 % | 4.6 % |
| Malnourished | – | – | 75.0 % | 31.8 % | 71.4 % | 48.3 % | 91.7 % | 12.7 % | 52.0 % | 1.5 % |
Boldface type indicates significant gender effect (p < 0.05)