Table 4 Distribution of school children according to z-score
| Â | Boys | Girls | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Z score | Height-for-age (%) | Weight-for-age (%) | BMI-for age (%) | Height-for-age (%) | Weight-for-age (%) | BMI-for age (%) |
<−3 | 16 (7.3) | 6 (2.8) | 6 (2.8) | 19 (10.2) | 7 (3.7) | 7 (3.7) |
−3 to −2 | 36 (16.5) | 30 (13.8) | 17 (7.8) | 31 (16.6) | 18 (9.6) | 6 (3.2) |
−2 to −1 | 85 (39.0) | 94 (43.1) | 54 (24.8) | 59 (31.6) | 48 (25.7) | 25 (13.4) |
−1 to 0 | 63 (28.9) | 71 (32.6) | 65 (29.8) | 61 (32.6) | 90 (48.1) | 57 (30.5) |
>0 | 18 (8.3) | 17 (7.8) | 76 (34.9) | 17 (9.1) | 24 (12.8) | 92 (49.2) |
Total | 218 (100) | 218 (100) | 218 (100) | 187 (100) | 187 (100) | 187 (100) |