Table 2.
Effect of age and sex on the prevalence of the different forms of malnutrition
| Parameter | N | Malnourished % (n) | Forms of malnutrition | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stunted % (n) | Underweight % (n) | Wasted % (n) | ||||
| Sex | Female | 243 | 17.3 (42) | 11.9 (29) | 6.6 (16) | 7.4 (18) |
| Male | 208 | 29.3 (61) | 23.1 (48) | 10.1 (21) | 6.3 (13) | |
| Test | χ 2 | 9.22 | 10.05 | 1.71 | 0.29 | |
| P -value | 0.002 | 0.002 | 0.19 | 0.59 | ||
| Age group in years | ≤5 | 173 | 29.5 (51) | 19.7 (34) | 13.3 (23) | 9.2 (16) |
| 6-10 | 206 | 18 (37) | 13.6 (28) | 4.9 (10) | 6.8 (14) | |
| 11-14 | 72 | 20.8 (15) | 20.8 (15) | 5.6 (4) | 1.4 (1) | |
| Test | χ 2 | 7.23 | 3.32 | 9.14 | 0.44 | |
| P-value | 0.03 | 0.19 | 0.01 | 0.11 | ||