Table 2 |
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The number of boys and girls studied and growth from 18 to 36 months of age |
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Boys |
Attained age in months |
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18 |
24 |
30 |
36 |
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Number followed |
191 |
191 |
187 |
186 |
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Number of measurements |
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Weight |
174 |
162 |
168 |
166 |
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Height |
174 |
162 |
168 |
166 |
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Mean (SD) |
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Weight (kgs) |
9.2 (1.2) |
10.0 (1.2) |
10.9 (1.2) |
11.7 (1.3) |
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Length/height (cms) |
75.6 (3.1) |
79.7 (3.3) |
83.7 (3.5) |
87.7 (3.7) |
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Weight gain1 (kgs) |
0.9 (0.6) |
0.8 (0.5) |
0.8 (0.5) |
0.8 (0.4) |
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% Weight gain1 |
10.6 (6.7) |
9.1 (5.2) |
8.1 (4.8) |
7.4 (4.2) |
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Length/height gain1 (cms) |
4.8 (2.3) |
4.1 (2.4) |
4.0 (1.6) |
4.0 (1.6) |
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% Length/height gain1 |
6.9 (3.5) |
5.4 (3.1) |
5.0 (2.1) |
4.8 (1.9) |
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Height-for-age z-score |
-2.3 (1.1) |
-2.5 (1.1) |
-2.5 (1.0) |
-2.3 (1.0) |
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Weight-for-height z-score |
-0.8 (1.2) |
-0.7 (1.1) |
-0.7 (1.0) |
-0.8 (1.0) |
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Weight-for-age z-score |
-1.7 (1.1) |
-1.8 (1.0) |
-1.8 (1.0) |
-1.8 (0.9) |
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Percent (95% CI) growth faltering |
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Stunted (HAZ<-2) |
68 (61-76) |
69 (62-77) |
71 (64-79) |
66 (58-73) |
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Wasted (WHZ<-2) |
14 (8-19) |
8 (4-13) |
7 (3-11) |
8 (4-13) |
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Underweight (WAZ<-2) |
44 (37-52) |
46 (38-54) |
47 (39-55) |
43 (36-51) |
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Girls |
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Number followed |
190 |
189 |
188 |
187 |
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Number of measurements |
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Weight |
176 |
168 |
168 |
166 |
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Length/Height |
176 |
168 |
168 |
165 |
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Mean (SD) |
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Weight (kgs) |
8.7 (1.0) |
9.5 (1.1) |
10.4 (1.2) |
11.2 (1.2) |
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Length/height (cms) |
74.3 (3.1) |
78.6 (2.8) |
83.2 (3.2) |
87.1 (3.4) |
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Weight gain1 (kgs) |
0.9 (0.4) |
0.9 (0.5) |
0.8 (0.5) |
0.8 (0.5) |
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% Weight gain1 |
12.1 (5.9) |
10.5 (6.2) |
8.7 (5.0) |
7.6 (4.4) |
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Length/height gain1 (cms) |
4.5 (2.3) |
4.2 (2.2) |
4.5 (1.9) |
3.9 (1.7) |
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% Length/height gain1 |
6.5 (3.6) |
5.7 (3.1) |
5.7 (2.5) |
4.7 (2.1) |
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Height-for-age z-score |
-2.1 (1.1) |
-2.3 (0.9) |
-2.2 (0.9) |
-2.1 (0.9) |
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Weight-for-height z-score |
-0.7 (1.0) |
-0.6 (0.9) |
-0.7 (0.9) |
-0.8 (0.9) |
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Weight-for-age z-score |
-1.5 (0.9) |
-1.7 (0.9) |
-1.8 (1.0) |
-1.8 (0.9) |
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Percent (95% CI) growth faltering |
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Stunted (HAZ<-2) |
54 (46-61) |
61 (53-68) |
60 (52-68) |
56 (49-64) |
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Wasted (WHZ<-2) |
8 (4-12) |
4 (1-8) |
7 (3-11) |
7 (3-11) |
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Underweight (WAZ<-2) |
31 (24-38) |
37 (29-45) |
43 (35-51) |
39 (31-47) |
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1Gain from previous attained age in the table, for example under 24 months of age the gain is between 24 and 18 months of age; under 18 months of age the gain is from the last age in Table 1, from 12 months |
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Rehman et al. Nutrition Journal 2009 8:44 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-8-44 |
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