Table 1. Classification of composite index of anthropometric failure (CIAF)^*.

Group	Description	Stunting	Wasting	Underweight
A	No failure	No	No	No
B	Wasting only	No	Yes	No
C	Wasting and underweight	No	Yes	Yes
D	Stunting, wasting and underweight	Yes	Yes	Yes
E	Stunting and underweight	Yes	No	Yes
F	Stunting only	Yes	No	No
Y	Underweight only	No	No	Yes

*adapted from Nandy et al, 2005.