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. 2015 Aug 10;73(1):34. doi: 10.1186/s13690-015-0084-x

Table 2.

Prevalence of undernutrition and anaemia among children in Abchikeli and Ayalew Mekonnen Elementary Schools stratified by age and sex, northwest Ethiopia, February and March 2010

Variables Number examined Percent stunted (HAZ < −2) Percent underweight (BAZ < −2 or WAZ < −2) Percent undernourished (WAZ < −2 or HAZ < −2 or BAZ < −2) Percent anaemia
Age
 5-9 175 4.57 30.86 31.43 7.43
 10-14 209 16.75 23.92 33.01 13.4
 Total 384 11.2 27.1 32.3 10.7
 P-value 0.00 0.13 0.74 0.53
Sex
 Females 212 7.6 69.81 33.02 11.32
 Males 172 15.7 76.74 31.4 9.9
 P-value 0.01 0.13 0.74 0.64

WAZ = Z-scores for Weight-for-age- calculated when age from 5 to 10 years

HAZ = Z-scores for Length/height-for-age- calculated when age from 5 to 15 years

BAZ = Z-scores for BMI-for-age- calculated when age from 5 to 15 years