Table 1 |
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The number of boys and girls studied and growth from birth to 12 months of age |
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Boys |
Attained age in months |
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0 (Birth) |
3 |
6 |
12 |
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Number followed |
227 |
209 |
202 |
198 |
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Number of measurements |
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Weight |
223 |
185 |
187 |
166 |
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Height |
55 |
181 |
186 |
165 |
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Mean (SD) |
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Weight (kgs) |
3.0 (0.4) |
5.7 (0.9) |
7.0 (1.0) |
8.3 (1.1) |
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Length/height (cms) |
47.6 (3.1) |
59.7 (3.6) |
64.9 (3.2) |
70.8 (3.4) |
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Weight gain1 (kgs) |
2.7 (0.8) |
1.5 (0.9) |
1.4 (0.7) |
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% Weight gain1 |
94.4 (29.2) |
33.4 (34) |
20.3 (12.7) |
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Length/height gain1 (cms) |
11.8 (3.3) |
5.2 (3.2) |
6.0 (2.7) |
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% Length/height gain1 |
24.8 (7.4) |
9.0 (6.2) |
9.3 (4.6) |
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Height-for-age z-score |
-1.2 (1.7) |
-1.5 (1.7) |
-1.6 (1.5) |
-2.0 (1.4) |
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Weight-for-height z-score |
-0.4 (1.7) |
-0.5 (1.7) |
-0.5 (1.6) |
-0.7 (1.5) |
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Weight-for-age z-score |
-0.9 (0.9) |
-1.5 (1.3) |
-1.4 (1.3) |
-1.5 (1.2) |
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Percent (95% CI) growth faltering |
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Stunted (HAZ<-2) |
28 (15-41) |
35 (28-43) |
37 (30-44) |
50 (42-58) |
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Wasted (WHZ<-2) |
12 (2-22) |
18 (12-24) |
16 (10-21) |
16 (10-22) |
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Underweight (WAZ<-2) |
12 (7-16) |
33 (26-40) |
34 (27-41) |
34 (26-41) |
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Girls |
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Number followed |
225 |
212 |
201 |
193 |
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Number of measurements |
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Weight |
218 |
182 |
185 |
179 |
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Length/Height |
54 |
177 |
184 |
179 |
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Mean (SD) |
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Weight (kgs) |
2.9 (0.4) |
5.2 (0.7) |
6.4 (0.8) |
7.7 (0.9) |
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Length/height (cms) |
47.8 (2.1) |
58.8 (2.9) |
63.4 (2.9) |
69.7 (3.1) |
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Weight gain1 (kgs) |
2.4 (0.6) |
1.4 (0.8) |
1.4 (0.5) |
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% Weight gain1 |
84.9 (27.3) |
32.2 (32.9) |
21.6 (9.3) |
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Length/height gain1 (cms) |
11.6 (2.8) |
5.1 (3.3) |
6.2 (2.6) |
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% Length/height gain1 |
24.5 (6.3) |
9.0 (6.7) |
9.9 (4.5) |
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Height-for-age z-score |
-0.7 (1.1) |
-1.1 (1.3) |
-1.3 (1.3) |
-1.6 (1.2) |
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Weight-for-height z-score |
-0.6 (1.3) |
-0.7 (1.5) |
-0.6 (1.4) |
-0.7 (1.2) |
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Weight-for-age z-score |
-0.8 (1.0) |
-1.4 (1.0) |
-1.4 (1.0) |
-1.4 (1.0) |
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Percent (95% CI) growth faltering |
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Stunted (HAZ<-2) |
9 (1-18) |
22 (16-28) |
26 (19-32) |
39 (32-47) |
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Wasted (WHZ<-2) |
12 (2-22) |
17 (11-22) |
10 (5-14) |
15 (9-20) |
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Underweight (WAZ<-2) |
11 (6-15) |
27 (20-34) |
25 (19-32) |
26 (19-32) |
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1Gain from previous attained age in the table, for example under 6 months of age the gain is between 3 and 6 months of age |
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Rehman et al. Nutrition Journal 2009 8:44 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-8-44 |
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