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. 2020 Jun 5;8:166. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.00166

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)
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