Table 1.

General characteristics and dietary intake of exceptional children (n = 470)

Variables	Mentally retarded	Deaf	Blind	P**
N	226	182	62
Age (y)a	10.57 ± 2.08	9.44 ± 1.85	9.75 ± 1.93	0.001
Sex (boy) (%)	49.6	58.8	62.9	0.022
Weight (kg)	34.30 ± 12.83	30.74 ± 11.16	33.18 ± 12.92	0.018
Height (cm)	129.83 ± 14.63	131.49 ± 13.14	137.40 ± 11.94	0.001
Height for age (Z-score)	-1.81 ± 1.5	-0.57 ± 1.5	0.08 ± 1.21	< 0.001
BMI for age (Z-score)	0.74 ± 1.72	-0.01 ± 1.76	-0.37 ± 2.22	< 0.001
Stunting (%)	71.7	36.3	17.7	0.001
Dietary intake
Fruit (> 3 times/wk) (%)	71.7	41.2	53.2	0.449
Vegetables (> 3 times/wk) (%)	15.5	4.9	1.6	0.001
Meat (> 3 times/wk) (%)	26.5	9.3	9.7	0.001
Red meat (> 3 times/wk) (%)	30.5	12.6	17.7	0.041
White meat (> 3 times/wk) (%)	10.2	6	1.6	0.017
Egg (> 3 times/wk) (%)	21.2	14.3	9.7	0.292
Dairy (> 2 times/d) (%)	34.5	23.1	21	0.418

^aData are Mean ± SD or percent

^**Obtained using chi- square or ANOVA, where appropriate