Table 5. Prevalence of undernutrition in its various categories in <40 year and ≥40 year age groups among males and females in the Santal (WB), Kora and Oraon tribes.
| Prevalence type | Santal (WB) | Kora | Oraon | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | <40 years | ≥40 years | <40 years | ≥40 years | <40 years | ≥40 years | |
| Undernutrition <18.5 kg/m2 | M | 28.6 (18.2–41.5) | 31.7 (20.6–45.1) | 39.0 (26.8–52.6) | 43.6 (30.6–57.6) | 25.4 (15.4–38.7) | 47.2 (33.5–61.2) |
| F | 50.0 (37.2–62.8) | 43.3 (30.8–56.7) | 59.0 (45.7–71.2) | 70.0 (56.6–80.8) | 69.8 (56.8–80.4) | 57.4 (44.1–69.7) | |
| Mild undernutrition ≥17 to <18.5 kg/m2 | M | 20.6 (11.9–33.0) | 20.0 (11.2–32.7) | 25.4 (15.4–38.7) | 29.1(18.0–43.1) | 22.0 (12.7–35.1) | 24.5 (14.2–38.6) |
| F | 25.8 (15.9–38.7) | 21.7 (12.5–34.5) | 23.0 (13.5–35.8) | 20.0 (11.2–32.7) | 36.5) 25.0–49.7) | 14.8 (7.4–26.7) | |
| Moderate undernutrition ≥16 to <16.99 kg/m2 | M | 4.8 (1.2–14.2) | 8.3 (3.1–19.1) | 10.2 (4.2–21.5) | 9.1 (3.4–20.7) | 3.4 (0.6–12.8) | 11.3 (4.7–23.7) |
| F | 12.9 (6.1–24.4) | 13.3 (6.3–25.1) | 18.2 (9.5–31.4) | 18.3 (9.9–30.9) | 24.5 (14.2–38.6) | 9.8 (4.1–20.9) | |
| Combined moderate and mild undernutrition ≥16 to <18.5 kg/m2 | M | 25.4 (15.6–38.2) | 28.3 (17.8–41.6) | 35.6 (23.9–49.2) | 38.2 (25.7–52.3) | 25.4 (15.4–38.7) | 35.9 (23.5–50.3) |
| F | 38.7 (26.9–52.0) | 35.0 (23.5–48.5) | 39.3 (27.3–52.7) | 38.3 (26.4–51.8) | 57.1 (44.1–69.3) | 24.6 (14.9–37.6) | |
| Severe undernutrition <16 kg/m2 | M | 3.2 (0.6–12.0) | 3.34 (0.58–12.54) | 3.4 (00.6–12.8) | 5.5 (1.4–16.1) | 0.0 | 11.3 (4.7–23.7) |
| F | 11.3 (5.0–22.5) | 8.3 (3.1–19.1) | 19.7 (11.0–32.2) | 31.7 (20.6–45.1) | 12.7 (6.0–24.1) | 32.8(21.6–46.1) | |