Table 2 |
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Distribution (absolute and relative) of height and weight deficit values for the indices height-for-age (H/A) and weight-for-age (W/A) of Xavante children < 10 years of age, according to age, following NCHS reference. |
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Age in months |
H/A |
W/A |
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n |
Low H/A* |
n |
Low W/A* |
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% |
% |
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< 6.0 |
16 |
0.0 |
16 |
0.0 |
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≥ 6.0 and < 12.0 |
13 |
30.8 |
13 |
15.4 |
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≥ 12.0 and < 24.0 |
24 |
20.8 |
25 |
20.0 |
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≥ 24.0 and < 36.0 |
24 |
12.5 |
28 |
7.1 |
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≥ 36.0 and < 48.0 |
20 |
35.0 |
20 |
5.0 |
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≥ 48.0 and < 60.0 |
30 |
16.7 |
32 |
9.4 |
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≥ 60.0 and < 72.0 |
15 |
6.7 |
15 |
0.0 |
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≥ 72.0 and < 84.0 |
21 |
19.0 |
21 |
0.0 |
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≥ 84.0 and < 96.0 |
15 |
6.7 |
15 |
0.0 |
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≥ 96.0 and < 108.0 |
25 |
4.0 |
25 |
0.0 |
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≥ 108.0 and < 120.0 |
22 |
9.1 |
22 |
0.0 |
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Total |
225 |
14.7 |
232 |
5.6 |
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Pimentel Barbosa village, Brazil, 2006. Obs.: (*) z-scores < -2.00. |
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Ferreira et al. Nutrition Journal 2012 11:3 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-11-3 |
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