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. 2018 Oct-Dec;13(4):416–422. doi: 10.4103/JPN.JPN_15_18

Table 3.

Relationship between CSF β-endorphin levels and anthropometric parameters of the participants

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