. 2018 Feb 2;10(2):e2138. doi: 10.7759/cureus.2138

Table 8. Prevalence of malnourished children using three methods.

Percentiles	BMI; n(%)			Height; n(%)			Weight; n(%) (For age 4-10 years)
Percentiles	LMS^a	WHO^b	QR^c	LMS^a	WHO^b	QR^c	LMS^a	WHO^b	QR^c
Male
<=3	143 (3.3)	1027 (23.6)^a,c	140 (3.2)	132 (3)	854 (19.6)^a,c	113 (2.6)	98 (3.5)	588 (21)^a,c	102 (3.7)
>3 to 85	3697 (85)^b,c	2532 (58.2)^c	3605 (82.9)	3661 (84.1)^b	2782 (63.9)	3606 (82.9)^b	2315 (82.9)^c	1745 (62.5)	2319 (83)^c
>85	511 (11.7)	792 (18.2)^a,c	606 (13.9)^a	558 (12.8)	715 (16.4)^a,c	632 (14.5)	381 (13.6)	461 (16.5)^a,c	373 (13.4)
Total	4351 (100)	4351 (100)	4351 (100)	4351 (100)	4351 (100)	4351 (100)	2794 (100)	2794 (100)	2794 (100)
Female
<=3	137 (3.6)	861 (22.3)^a,b	124 (3.2)	136 (3.5)	835 (21.7)^a,c	111 (2.9)	115 (4.2)	654 (23.7)^a,b	80 (2.9)
>3 to 85	3275 (85)^b	2619 (67.9)	3200 (83)^b	3256 (84.5)^b	2530 (65.6)	3198 (83)^b	2282 (82.8)^b	1753 (63.6)	2353 (85.3)^b
>85	443 (11.5)^b	375 (9.7)	531 (13.8)^b	463 (12)	490 (12.7)	546 (14.2)^a	360 (13.1)^b	350 (12.7)	324 (11.8)^a,b
Total	3855 (100)	3855 (100)	3855 (100)	3855 (100)	3855 (100)	3855 (100)	2757 (100)	2757 (100)	2757 (100)
Overall
<=3	280 (3.4)	1888 (23)^a,c	264 (3.2)	268 (3.3)	1689 (20.6)^a,c	224 (2.7)	213 (3.8)	1242 (22.4)^a,c	182 (3.3)
>3 to 85	6972 (85)^b,c	5151 (62.8)	6805 (82.9)	6917 (84.3)^b	5312 (64.7)	6804 (82.9)^b	4597 (82.8)^b	3498 (63)	4672 (84.2)^b
>85	954 (11.6)	1167 (14.2)^a	1137 (13.9)	1021 (12.4)	1205 (14.7^a)	1178 (14.4)^a	741 (13.3)	811 (14.6)^a,c	697 (12.6)
Total	8206 (100)	8206 (100)	8206 (100)	8206 (100)	8206 (100)	8206 (100)	5551 (100)	5551 (100)	5551 (100)
Results are based on two-sided tests with significance level .05. For each significant pair, the key of the category (a,b,c) with the smaller column proportion appears under the category with the larger column proportion