Table 3. Nutritional status of adolescents (15–19 years) subjected to anthropometry in NFHS-4 (N = 144,320).
| Population | Sex | N | Mean BAZ (SD) | Mean HAZ (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | Overall | 144,320 | -0.67 (1.06) | -1.64 (0.93) |
| Boys* | 18,970 | -0.85 (1.2) | -1.54 (1.06) | |
| Girls* | 125,350 | -0.64 (1.03) | -1.66 (0.9) | |
| Residence | ||||
| Urban† | Overall | 38,674 | -0.55 (1.15) | -1.54 (0.93) |
| Boys* | 5,695 | -0.7 (1.29) | -1.45 (1.06) | |
| Girls* | 32,979 | -0.52 (1.12) | -1.56 (0.9) | |
| Rural† | Overall | 105,646 | -0.71 (1.02) | -1.68 (0.92) |
| Boys* | 13,275 | -0.91 (1.15) | -1.57 (1.05) | |
| Girls* | 92,371 | -0.69 (0.99) | -1.69 (0.9) | |
| Wealth India^ | ||||
| Poorest | Overall | 30,314 | -0.82 (0.94) | -1.94 (0.88) |
| Boys | 3,446 | -1.09 (1.08) | -1.92 (1.0) | |
| Girls | 26,868 | -0.78 (0.92) | -1.94 (0.87) | |
| Poorer | Overall | 34,714 | -0.74 (0.99) | -1.74 (0.9) |
| Boys | 4,348 | -0.97 (1.10) | -1.68 (1.01) | |
| Girls | 30,366 | -0.71 (0.97) | -1.75 (0.88) | |
| Middle | Overall | 31,682 | -0.67 (1.06) | -1.61 (0.90) |
| Boys | 4,204 | -0.88 (1.18) | -1.52 (1.02) | |
| Girls | 27,478 | -0.64 (1.03) | -1.62 (0.88) | |
| Richer | Overall | 26,549 | -0.60 (1.12) | -1.47 (0.91) |
| Boys | 3,752 | -0.77 (1.23) | -1.33 (1.04) | |
| Girls | 22,797 | -0.57 (1.09) | -1.49 (0.89) | |
| Richest | Overall | 21,059 | -0.43 (1.18) | -1.31 (0.93) |
| Boys | 3,220 | -0.48 (1.34) | -1.18 (1.09) | |
| Girls | 17,839 | -0.42 (1.15) | -1.33 (0.90) | |
n = numbers with plausible anthropometric measurements available; BAZ = BMI-for-age z-score; HAZ = Height-for-age z-score; The BAZ and HAZ are based on the 2007 WHO Growth Reference. Independent t-test for BAZ and HAZ
*boys and girls: p < 0.001
†urban and rural: p<0.001
^ ANOVA for BAZ and HAZ for wealth quintiles: p<0.001.