Table 3.
Malnutrition indicators in relation to social behavior components
| Measure | Anemia | Angular stomatitis | Kwashiorkor | Sparse, thin hair | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F test | df | P value | F test | df | P value | F test | df | P value | F test | df | P value | |
| Social behavior | ||||||||||||
| Overall ANOVA | 26.03 | (1,1551) | .001 | 12.1 | (1,1722) | .001 | 10.75 | (1,1724) | .001 | 6.22 | (1,1723) | .013 |
| Univariate | ||||||||||||
| Exploratory behavior | 3.80 | (1,1527) | .073 | 6.83 | (1,1695) | .009 | 4.32 | (1,1697) | .038 | .732 | (1,1696) | .392 |
| Extent of verbalization | 15.37 | (1,1527) | .001 | 5.55 | (1,1695) | .019 | 5.074 | (1,1697) | .024 | 4.99 | (1,1696) | .026 |
| Friendliness | 22.64 | (1,1527) | .001 | 4.29 | (1,1695) | .039 | 10.43 | (1,1697) | .001 | 4.28 | (1,1696) | .039 |
| Active social play | 25.13 | (1,1527) | .001 | 9.47 | (1,1695) | .002 | 3.83 | (1,1697) | .051 | 3.027 | (1,1696) | .082 |
Univariate analysis of variance was conducted on overall social behavior to assess the effect of individual malnutrition indicators. Multivariate analysis of variance was conducted to assess the effect of malnutrition indicators on individual social behavior components.