Table 2.
Categorization of the study population according to IOTF cutoff values according to age category and sex
| Nutritional status | 5 – < 10-year age group | 10 – 15-year age group | Total no. (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male No. (%) | Female No. (%) | Male No. (%) | Female No. (%) | ||
| No | 239 | 181 | 255 | 158 | 833 |
| Obese | 8 (3.3%) | 9 (4.9%) | 6 (2.3%) | 4 (2.5%) | 27 (3.2) |
| Overweight | 14 (5.8%) | 21 (11.6%) | 19 (7.4%) | 26 (16.4%) | 80 (9.6) |
| Normal | 88 (36.8%) | 73 (40.3%) | 100 (39.2%) | 65 (41.1%) | 326 (39.1) |
| Thinness | |||||
| Thinness 1 | 71 (29.7%) | 34 (18.8%) | 70 (27.4%) | 27 (17.1%) | 202 (24.3) |
| Thinness 2 | 36 (15.0%) | 26 (14.4%) | 42 (16.5%) | 20 (12.6%) | 124 (14.9) |
| Thinness 3 | 22 (9.2%) | 18 (9.9%) | 18 (7.1%) | 16 (10.1%) | 74 (8.9) |