Table 3.
Anthropometric parameters | No of children n (%) | Mean CSF β-endorphin level | F value | P value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Weight-for-age z score | (n = 36) | |||
Normal | 28 (77.8) | 1.8 ± 0.9 | 0.601 | 0.558 |
Underweight | 5 (13.9) | 1.5 ± 1.0 | ||
Severe underweight | 3 (8.3) | 1.4 ± 0.9 | ||
Height-for-age z score | (n = 36) | |||
Normal | 31 (86.1) | 1.8 ± 0.9 | 0.435 | 0.651 |
Stunting | 5 (13.9) | 1.5 ± 1.1 | ||
Weight-for-height z score | (n = 36) | |||
Normal | 24 (60.0) | 2.0 ± 0.9 | 1.566 | 0.224 |
Mild to moderate wasting | 6 (15.0) | 1.3 ± 0.6 | ||
Severe wasting | 6 (15.0) | 1.5 ± 1.0 | ||
BMI percentile | (n = 4)** | |||
Normal (5th–85th percentile) | 3 (75.0) | 1.7 ± 1.0 | -0.645 | 0.585 |
At risk of overweight (85th–95th) | 1 (25.0) | 2.5 |
*Children aged 60 months and below, **children older than 60 months