Table 3 BMI for age, height for age, weight for age, and weight for height classifications for LGI and HGI groups

BMI for age

n = 28

n = 27

n = 55

Overweight

0 (0.0)

3 (11.1)

3 (5.5)

Risk of overweight

4 (14.3)

3 (11.1)

7 (12.7)

Normal

23 (82.1)

18 (66.7)

41 (74.5)

Under weight

1 (3.6)

3 (11.1)

4 (7.3)

Mean ± S.D. (z-scores)

−0.13 ± 1.06

0.11 ± 1.33

−0.01 ± 1.20

Height for age

n = 28

n = 27

n = 55

Normal

23 (82.1)

20 (74.1)

43 (78.2)

Stunted

4 (14.3)

2 (7.4)

6 (10.9)

Severely stunted

1 (3.6)

3 (11.1)

4 (7.3)

Too tall

0 (0.0)

2 (7.4)

2 (3.6)

Mean ± S.D. (z-scores)

−0.84 ± 1.27

−0.81 ± 2.28

−0.82 ± 1.82

Weight for age

n = 28

n = 21

n = 49

Normal

25 (89.3)

17 (81.0)

0 (0.0)

Underweight

2 (7.1)

2 (9.5)

3 (5.5)

Severely underweight

1 (3.6)

2 (9.5)

7 (12.7)

Mean ± S.D. (z-scores)

−0.61 ± 1.01

−0.46 ± 1.44

−0.54 ± 1.23

Weight for height

n = 29

n = 27

n = 56

Overweight

0 (0.0)

3 (11.1)

3 (5.4)

Risk of overweight

3 (10.3)

1 (3.7)

4 (7.1)

Normal

25 (86.2)

21 (77.8)

46 (82.1)

Underweight

1 (3.5)

2 (7.4)

3 (5.4)

Mean ± S.D. (z-scores)

−0.23 ± 1.03

−0.05 ± 1.23

−0.16 ± 1.13