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. 2010 Sep 29;8(2):249–258. doi: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2010.00275.x

Table 2.

The prevalence of wasting among Czech children by the 2006 World Health Organization (WHO) standards (WHZ < −2 SD)

Age (months) Boys (%)* Girls (%)* Both sexes (%)*
 0–5 15.5 12.9 14.2
 6–11 4.0 2.4 3.2
12–23 1.1 0.9 1.0
24–35 2.0 0.9 1.4
36–47 1.8 1.8 1.8
48–60 2.3 3.3 2.8

SD, standard deviation. *Expected values are 2.3% according to the 2006 WHO standards.