TABLE 1.

Distribution of individuals according to nutritional grades

1A: Distribution (%) of children 5–17 year‐old individuals according to BAZ and HAZ
Age group (years)	Nutritional grades
	BMI Z score						Height for age (stunting)
	Severe thinness	Moderate thinness	Normal	Over weight	Obesity	Overall thinness	Severe	Moderate	Normal	Overall stunting
5–7 years n = 604	9 (1.5)	33 (5.4)	503 (83.3)	45 (7.4)	14 (2.3)	42 (6.9)	65 (10.8)	149 (24.7)	390 (64.5)	214 (35.5)
8–12 years n = 852	25 (4.1)	70 (11.6)	463 (76.7)	46 (7.6)	0	95 (15.7)	57 (9.4)	189 (31.3)	358 (59.3)	246 (40.7)
13–17 years n = 497	5 (0.8)	24 (4.0)	521 (86.2)	43 (7.2)	11 (1.8)	29 (4.8)	16 (2.6)	108 (17.9)	480 (79.5)	124 (20.5)
1B: Distribution (%) of Women of Reproductive Age (18–49 years), according to BMI grades (WHO classification)
	BMI grades
	Chronic energy deficiency (<18.5)	Normal (18.5–24.9)	Overweight (25–29.9)	Obese (≥30)
WRA (n = 1961)	135 (6.9)	1,273 (64.9)	473 (24.1)	80 (4.1)

Note. All values are in n (%).

Abbreviations: BAZ, BMI for age Z‐scores; BMI, body mass index; HAZ, height for age Z‐scores; WHO, World Health Organization.