Table 1 Sex specific nutritional status of children under 5 according to four anthropometric indices, height for age, weight for age, weight for height and Body Mass Index
From: Determinants of overweight with concurrent stunting among Ghanaian children
Characteristics | Overall n (%) | Male n (%) | Female n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Stunting | |||
 Mildly stunted | 2287 (31.1) | 1144 (15.6) | 1143 (15.6) |
 Moderately stunted | 1355 (18.5) | 740 (10.1) | 615 (8.4) |
 Severely stunted | 667 (9.1) | 380 (5.2) | 287 (3.9) |
 Stunting (below −2 SD) | 2022 (27.5) | 1120 (15.3) | 902 (12.3) |
 Total | 7342 |  |  |
Underweight | |||
 Mildly underweight | 2348 (31.8) | 1197 (16.2) | 1151 (15.6) |
 Moderately underweight | 973 (13.2) | 528 (7.1) | 445 (6.0) |
 Severely underweight | 306 (4.1) | 186 (2.5) | 120 (1.6) |
 Underweight (below -2SD) | 1279 (17.3) | 714 (9.7) | 565 (7.6) |
 Total | 7395 |  |  |
Wasting | |||
 Mildly wasted | 1547 (21.0) | 787 (10.7) | 760 (10.3) |
 Moderately wasted | 448 (6.1) | 270 (3.7) | 178 (2.4) |
 Severely wasted | 118 (1.6) | 75 (1.0) | 43 (0.6) |
 High weight for height | 144 (2.0) | 86 (1.2) | 58 (0.8) |
 Wasting (below -2SD) | 566 (7.7) | 345 (4.7) | 221 (3.0) |
 Total | 7381 |  |  |
Body Mass Index | |||
 Overweight/obese (> +2SD) | 178 (2.4) | 103 (1.4) | 75 (1.0) |
 Overweight | 130 (1.8) | 80 (1.1) | 50 (0.7) |
 Obese | 48 (0.7) | 23 (0.3) | 25 (0.3) |
 Total | 7328 |  |  |
Concurrency | 88 (1.2) | 51 (0.7) | 37 (0.5) |
 Total | 7293 |  |  |
Anemia status | |||
 Normal | 1535 (34.0) | 710 (15.7) | 825 (18.3) |
 Mild anemic | 1036 (22.9) | 526 (11.6) | 510 (11.3) |
 Moderate anemic | 1756 (38.9) | 888 (19.7) | 868 (19.2) |
 Severe anemic | 190 (4.2) | 127 (2.8) | 63 (1.4) |
 Total | 4517 |  |  |