[Table/Fig-2]:

Age wise distribution of children according to weight for age.

Age groups	N(%) normal	N(%)< - 2 SD	N(%) < - 3 SD
(0-5)	49(70%)	21(30%)	7(10%)
(6-11)	51(56%)	40(44%)	14(15.4%)
(12-23)	68(54.4%)	57(45.6%)	20(16%)
(24-35)	84(58.3%)	60(41.7%)	20(13.9%)
(36-47)	97(54.8%)	80(45.2%)	26(14.7%)
(48-60)	91(63.6%)	52(36.4%)	18(12.6%)
Total (%)	440(58.7%)	310 (41.3%)	105(14%)