Table 1.
Distribution of children according to their nutritional status in relation to their age (n=1085)
Age groups (in months) | Nutritional status (according to ICDS growth chart) | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Normal | Moderately underweight | Severely underweight | ||
06-11 | 5 (62.50%) | 2 (25.00%) | 1 (12.50%) | 8 (0.74%) |
12-23 | 157 (68.26%) | 57 (24.78%) | 16 (6.96%) | 230 (21.20%) |
24-35 | 245 (67.68%) | 78 (21.55%) | 39 (10.77%) | 362 (33.36%) |
36-47 | 208 (67.31%) | 80 (25.89%) | 21 (6.80%) | 309 (28.48%) |
48-59 | 77 (65.25%) | 35 (29.66%) | 6 (5.09%) | 118 (10.88%) |
60-71 | 41 (70.69%) | 12 (20.69%) | 5 (8.62%) | 58 (5.34%) |