Table 3.
Sex ratios of prevalence of wasting, stunting, and concurrent wasting and stunting, by age group, Niakhar 1983–1984
| Age group (months) | Sex ratio of prevalence (boys/girls) | Interaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasted (WHZ < −2) | Stunted (HAZ < −2) | Wasted and stunted | Value | ||
| Sex ratio | p value | ||||
| (Wa) | (st) | (wast) | (wast) | (wast/Wa × st) | |
| 6–12 | 1.23* | 1.82* | 2.34* | 7.5E‐04* | 1.04 |
| 12–24 | 1.20* | 1.35* | 1.69* | 5.3E‐06* | 1.04 |
| 24–36 | 1.01 | 1.24* | 1.17 | 0.230 | 0.93 |
| 36–48 | 0.77 | 1.12 | 0.82 | 0.329 | 0.96 |
| 48–60 | 0.84 | 1.14 | 0.88 | 0.677 | 0.91 |
| Total | 1.08 | 1.24 | 1.36* | 2.4E‐05* | 1.02 |
Note. (*) p < 0.05. p values test the sex ratio for wasting and stunting (SR <> 1). None of the sex ratio of the interactions was significant.