Table 3.

Pearson correlation coefficients between natural abundances of stable nitrogen and carbon isotopes in hair (δ¹⁵N and δ¹³C), and age and anthropometric indicators (n = 255).

	δ15N	δ13C
Age	−0.63***	−0.32***
Height	−0.60***	−0.23**
Weight	−0.55***	−0.24***
MUAC	−0.29***	−0.08
Head circumference	−0.34***	−0.12
BMI	0.11	0.01
HAZ	0.21**	0.22**
WHZ	−0.06	−0.07

MUAC, mid-upper arm circumference; HAZ, height-for-age Z-score; WHZ, weight-for-height Z-score. ***P < 0.0001, **P < 0.01.