Table 2.

Anthropometric Characteristics of the Sample (n = 74)

Nutritional Indices	Mean	SD	Median	IQRe	% of children with CP with values <−2.0 SD)
Weight-for-age-z-score (WAZ)a	−1.73	1.02	−1.65	−2.1– 0.1	28.4
Height-for-age-z-score (HAZ)b	−1.30	1.06	−1.19	- 1.8 – 0.1	33.8
Weight-for-height-z-score (WHZ)c	−2.17	1.30	−2.01	- 2.6 – 0.3	25.0
BMI-for-age-z-score (BAZ)d	−1.68	1.36	−1.54	- 2.1 – 0.2	50.0

^aRegarding weight for age, the z-scores for 2 children were omitted because of outlier values

^bheight-for-age Z-score for 1 child was excluded from this calculation because of outlier value

^cWHO software Anthro can only calculate z-score for children < 61 months and hence this study assessedWHZ for 50 children only

^dBMI-for-age z-score resultsfor 1 child was excluded from this calculation because of outlier value

^eInter-Quartile Range