[Table/Fig-1]:
Descriptive characteristics of participants.
| Age group (years) | Sex | n | Age (years) Mean (SD) | Height (m) Mean (SD) |
Weight (Kg) Mean (SD) |
BMI (Kg/m2) Mean (SD) |
MUAC (cm) Mean (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-9 | Males | 222 | 7.0 (1.3) | 1.2 (0.06) | 24.0 (3.5) | 16.4 (0.7) | 17.6 (0.6) |
| Females | 221 | 6.9 (1.3) | 1.2 (0.07) | 23.5 (4.0) | 16.2 (0.9) | 17.7 (0.8) | |
| p-value* | 0.569 | 1 | 0.524 | 0.244 | 0.142 | ||
| 10-14 | Males | 214 | 11.9 (1.3) | 1.4 (0.06) | 37.7 (5.2) | 18.7 (1.1) | 20.3 (1.04) |
| Females | 218 | 11.9 (1.4) | 1.4 (0.05) | 38.1 (4.9) | 18.8 (1.5) | 20.5 (1.3) | |
| p-value* | 1 | 1 | 0.492 | 0.124 | 0.126 |
*- Mean differences between sexes were tested using unpaired t-test.
*- p-value <0.05 was considered significant.