Table 2. Descriptive statistics for characteristics of study participants by gender.
| Characteristics of variables | Overall | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| m/n, row % | |||
| School Type | |||
| Government | 1524/2428, 62.8 | 760/1524, 49.9 | 764/1524, 50.1 |
| Private | 904/2428, 37.2 | 450/904, 49.8 | 454/904, 50.2 |
| Number of family members | |||
| ≤ 5 members | 1547/2425, 63.8 | 807/1547, 52.2 | 740/1547, 47.8 |
| > 5 members | 878/2425, 36.2 | 400/878, 45.6 | 478/878, 54.4 |
| Birth order | |||
| First Child | 1062/2425, 43.8 | 534/1062, 50.3 | 528/1062, 49.7 |
| Second Child | 851/2425, 35.1 | 424/851, 49.8 | 427/851, 50.2 |
| Third or above | 512/2425, 21.1 | 249/512, 48.6 | 263/512, 51.4 |
| Socio economic status | |||
| Upper or upper middle or lower middle | 1403/2425, 57.9 | 717/1403, 51.1 | 686/1403, 48.9 |
| Upper lower or lower | 1022/2425, 42.1 | 490/1022, 47.9 | 532/1022, 52.1 |
| Anthropometric Indicators | |||
| Severe thinness or thinness | 359/2428, 14.8 | 196/359, 54.6 | 163/359, 45.4 |
| Normal | 1682/2428, 69.3 | 829/1682, 49.3 | 853/1682, 50.7 |
| Overweight | 263/2428, 10.8 | 124/263, 47.1 | 139/263, 52.9 |
| Obese or severely obese | 124/2428, 5.1 | 61/124, 49.2 | 63/124, 50.8 |
| Micronutrient Deficiency | |||
| No deficiency | 134/1918, 7.0 | 75/134, 56.0 | 59/134, 44.0 |
| Any one deficiency | 457/1918, 23.8 | 260/457, 56.9 | 197/457, 43.1 |
| Two or more deficiency | 1327/1918, 69.2 | 621/1327, 46.8 | 706/1327, 53.2 |