Table 2.

Standardized growth parameters by study location

	Kenya	Bhutan	Total
Height-for-age
< −3	9 (7.3)	–	9 (4.0)
> −3 and < −2	9 (7.3)	5 (5.0)	14 (6.3)
> −2 and < −1	28 (22.8)	15 (14.9)	43 (19.2)
> −1 and < 0	42 (34.1)	36 (35.6)	78 (34.8)
> 0 and < 1	27 (22.0)	33 (32.7)	60 (26.8)
> 1 and < 2	5 (4.1)	10 (9.9)	16 (6.7)
> 2 and < 3	2 (1.6)	2 (2.0)	4 (1.8)
> 3	1 (0.8)	–	1 (0.4)
Weight-for-age
< −3	3 (2.4)	1 (1.0)	4 (1.8)
> −3 and < −2	6 (4.9)	4 (3.9)	10 (4.4)
> −2 and < −1	30 (24.4)	21 (20.4)	51 (22.6)
> −1 and < 0	48 (39.0)	41 (39.8)	89 (39.4)
> 0 and < 1	26 (21.1)	28 (27.2)	54 (23.9)
> 1 and < 2	9 (7.3)	5 (48.5)	14 (6.2)
> 2 and < 3	1 (0.8)	3 (2.9)	4 (1.8)
> 3	–	–	–
BMI-for-age
< −3	2 (1.6)	2 (2.0)	4 (1.8)
> −3 and < −2	7 (5.7)	5 (5.0)	12 (5.4)
> −2 and < −1	71 (5.8)	22 (21.8)	93 (41.5)
> −1 and < 0	24 (19.5)	35 (34.7)	59 (26.3)
> 0 and < 1	15 (12.2)	27 (26.7)	42 (18.8)
> 1 and < 2	4 (3.3)	7 (6.9)	11 (4.9)
> 2 and < 3	–	3 (3.0)	3 (1.3)
> 3	–	–	–
Head circumference-for-age
< −3	–	–	–
> −3 and < −2	–	–	–
> −2 and < −1	3 (13.0)	4 (18.2)	7 (15.6)
> −1 and < 0	7 (30.4)	7 (31.8)	14 (31.1)
> 0 and < 1	8 (34.8)	6 (27.3)	14 (31.1)
> 1 and < 2	4 (17.4)	3 (13.6)	7 (15.6)
> 2 and < 3	1 (4.3)	2 (9.1)	3 (6.7)
> 3	–	–	–

BMI = body mass index.