Table 6.
Anthropometry of babies at birth and 6 weeks.
% Male at birth (n = 388) | % Male at 6 weeks (n = 387) | % Female at birth (n = 367) | % Female at 6 weeks (n = 366) | |
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Weight for age (n = 749) | ||||
Severe underweight | 3.6 | 7.7 | 2.8 | 3.8 |
Moderate underweight | 9.4 | 11.4 | 7.4 | 3.3 |
Normal weight | 86.8 | 80.6 | 88.7 | 91.3 |
Overweight | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
Length for age (n = 741) | ||||
Severe stunting | 8.7 | 13.8 | 5.8 | 4.7 |
Moderate stunting | 9.0 | 17.0 | 7.2 | 9.4 |
Normal | 76.3 | 67.6 | 70.2 | 80.0 |
Tall | 6.1 | 1.6 | 16.9 | 6.1 |
Weight for height | ||||
Severe wasting | 13.6 | 4.7 | 11.2 | 3.6 |
Moderate wasting | 14.2 | 7.1 | 16.7 | 5.0 |
Normal | 68.5 | 77.5 | 68.2 | 80.3 |
Overweight | 3.8 | 10.7 | 3.9 | 11.1 |
Head circumference | ||||
Severe | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
Moderate | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 1.7 |
Normal | 89.5 | 88.6 | 87.0 | 71.8 |
Above normal | 1.9 | 3.6 | 6.4 | 24.8 |