Table 3.

Prevalence of underweight by age, sex and anaemia status of the study population

Variables		Underweight		Total	χ	P-value
		Normal n [%]	Underweight n [%]	N
Age [Years]	5-9	201 [99]	2 [1]	203	0.80	0.37
	>9	81 [100]	0	81
Total		282	2	284
Sex	Male	123 [99.2]	1 [0.8]	124	0.03	0.85
	Female	159 [99.4]	1 [0.6]	160
Total		282	2	284
Status	Anaemic	16 [100]	0	16	0.12	0.73
	Non anaemic	266 [99.3]	2 [0.7]	268
Total		282	2	284