Table 3. Anthropometric Z-scores of Infants/young Childs of Jimma Zone, South west Ethiopia, 2016.
| Z scores | Age groups | N | % < -3SD | (95% CI) | %< -2SD | (95% CI) | Mean | SD | Median | Range(Min, Max) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight-for-length | (0–5) | 193 | 4.1 | (1.1%, 7.2%) | 10.4 | (5.8%, 14.9%) | -0.08 | 1.48 | 0.04 | (-4.87,3.28) |
| (6–11) | 175 | 3.4 | (0.4%, 6.4%) | 9.1 | (4.6%, 13.7%) | -0.25 | 1.37 | -.23 | (-4.6, 3.3) | |
| (12–23) | 363 | 2.5 | (0.7%, 4.2%) | 7.7 | (4.8%, 10.6%) | -0.11 | 1.25 | .01 | (-4.3,3.7) | |
| Total: | 731 | 3.1 | (1.8%, 4.5%) | 8.8 | (6.6%, 10.9%) | -0.13 | 1.34 | 0.002 | (-4.8–3.7) | |
| Height-for-length | (0–5) | 193 | 5.2 | (1.8%, 8.6%) | 16.1 | (10.6%, 21.5%) | -0.36 | 1.45 | -0.01 | (-4.6, 3.41) |
| (6–11) | 175 | 4.6 | (1.2%, 8%) | 11.4 | (6.4%, 16.4%) | -0.35 | 1.37 | -0.23 | (-4.9,2.2) | |
| (12–23) | 363 | 9.4 | (6.2%, 12.5%) | 25.6 | (21%, 30.2%) | -1.12 | 1.34 | -1.15 | (-4.8,1.9) | |
| Total: | 731 | 7.1 | (5.2%, 9%) | 19.7 | (16.7%, 22.7%) | -0.73 | 1.43 | -.55 | (-4.9,3.4) |