Figure 7.

Comparison of BMI categories among children from the rural, semi-urban and urban areas. (a) BMI by age group, boxplots show median and interquartile range (IQR). “x” is the mean and blue dots are outliers (b) BMI distribution. BMI < −2 SD defines acute malnutrition; <−3 SD severe acute malnutrition. For children < 5 years, SD of weight-for-height was considered instead of BMI. (c) Prevalence of stunting among children; <−2 SD as moderate stunting, <−3 SD as severe stunting. yrs, years old.