Table 2.
Anthropometric characteristics (mean values ± standard errors) † and prevalence (%) ‡ of under and overnutrition by age group and area of residence.
| 6–9 Years Old | 10–12 Years Old | |||||||
| Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | |||||
| Rural | Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | Urban | |
| H (cm) † | 118.3 ± 0.2 | 122.3 ± 0.4 b | 117.3 ± 0.2 | 121.7 ± 0.5 b | 131.8 ± 0.5 | 133.6 ± 1.0 | 134.3 ± 0.5 | 138.8 ± 1.1 b |
| W (kg) † | 20.5 ± 0.1 | 22.9 ± 0.2 b | 19.8 ± 0.1 | 22.1 ± 0.3 b | 26.6 ± 0.3 | 29.0 ± 0.7 b | 28.5 ± 0.4 | 31.9 ± 0.9 b |
| HAZ † | −1.47 ± 0.04 | −0.86 ± 0.06 b | −1.48 ± 0.04 | −0.88 ± 0.08 b | −1.88 ± 0.07 | −1.73 ± 0.14 | −1.80 ± 0.07 | −1.25 ± 0.15 b |
| BAZ † | −0.96 ± 0.04 | −0.65 ± 0.07 b | −0.97 ± 0.04 | −0.72 ± 0.07 b | −1.25 ± 0.07 | −0.87 ± 0.14 a | −1.13 ± 0.07 | −0.80 ± 0.14 a |
| Stunting ‡ | 27.5 | 14.0 | 29.0 | 10.9 b | 45.8 | 35.4 | 45.4 | 29.6 a |
| Thinness ‡ | 12.1 | 4.0 a | 7.2 | 9.1 | 17.2 | 10.4 | 22.9 | 14.8 |
| Over-w ‡ | 1.6 | 8.0 a | 1.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 5.6 |
| Obesity ‡ | 0.5 | 4.0 a | 0.5 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 4.2 a | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 13–15 Years Old | 16–17 Years Old | |||||||
| Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | |||||
| Rural | Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | Urban | |
| H (cm) † | 148.8 ± 0.6 | 154.1 ± 1.3 b | 148.7 ± 0.4 | 151.0 ± 0.8 a | 162.6 ± 0.6 | 166.8 ± 1.1 b | 153.9 ± 0.5 | 155.8 ± 0.9 |
| W (kg) † | 37.9 ± 0.5 | 42.8 ± 1.2 b | 40.0 ± 0.4 | 42.3 ± 0.9 a | 50.1 ± 0.8 | 53.1 ± 1.4 | 45.9 ± 0.5 | 48.2 ± 0.9 a |
| HAZ † | −2.00 ± 0.07 | −1.46 ± 0.16 b | −1.63 ± 0.06 | −1.33 ± 0.12 a | −1.56 ± 0.08 | −1.03 ± 0.14 b | −1.32 ± 0.08 | −1.06 ± 0.14 |
| BAZ † | −1.32 ± 0.06 | −0.98 ± 0.14 a | −0.88 ± 0.06 | −0.66 ± 0.13 | −1.04 ± 0.09 | −1.03 ± 0.16 | −0.66 ± 0.07 | −0.48 ± 0.13 |
| Stunting ‡ | 50.8 | 26.0 b | 30.9 | 17.4 a | 28.9 | 10.5 a | 20.0 | 18.4 |
| Thinness ‡ | 26.5 | 14.0 | 16.2 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.2 | 4.2 | 7.9 |
| Over-w ‡ | 0.8 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 2.3 | 5.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Obesity ‡ | 0.0 | 2.0 a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Boys | Girls | Total | All | |||||
| Rural | Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | Urban | |||
| H (cm) † | 139.3 ± 0.3 | 143.3 ± 0.6 b | 138.0 ± 0.2 | 140.9 ± 0.5 b | 138.7 ± 0.2 | 142.1 ± 0.4 b | 140.4 ± 0.2 | |
| W (kg) † | 32.8 ± 0.3 | 36.3 ± 0.5 b | 32.9 ± 0.2 | 35.3 ± 0.4 b | 32.8 ± 0.2 | 35.8 ± 0.3 b | 34.3 ± 0.2 | |
| HAZ † | −1.77 ± 0.04 | −1.28 ± 0.08 b | −1.60 ± 0.03 | −1.14 ± 0.07 b | −1.68 ± 0.03 | −1.21 ± 0.05 b | −1.45 ± 0.03 | |
| BAZ † | −1.17 ± 0.04 | −0.88 ± 0.07 b | −0.94 ± 0.03 | −0.68 ± 0.07 b | −1.06 ± 0.03 | −0.77 ± 0.05 b | −0.92 ± 0.03 | |
| Stunting ‡ | 40.4 | 22.0 b | 32.8 | 19.0 b | 36.4 | 20.4 b | 33.2 | |
| Thinness ‡ | 18.2 | 10.2 b | 14.1 | 10.6 | 16.1 | 10.4 b | 15.0 | |
| Over-w ‡ | 1.3 | 4.8 b | 2.8 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 4.2 a | 2.5 | |
| Obesity ‡ | 0.3 | 3.2 b | 0.1 | 1.4 a | 0.2 | 2.2 b | 0.6 | |
†, Data were presented as mean values ± standard errors. Mean values were based on analysis of covariance after adjusting for age. ‡, % difference between the urban and rural children for each sex based on the χ2 test. H, Height; W, Weight; Over-w, Overweight; HAZ, Height for age; BAZ, Body mass index for age; stunting was defined as HAZ <−2SD. Thinness was defined as BAZ <−2SD. Overweight and obese were defined as BA >1SD to ≤2SD and >2SD. a, p-value < 0.05, b, p-value < 0.01.