| |
Median mean HAZ(a)
|
Median mean ECD(b)
|
Median correlation(c)
|
Median SMD(d)
|
|---|
|
Human development index group
|
|
Low
|
− 1.62
|
5.31
|
0.16
|
0.07
|
|
Medium
|
−1.02
|
5.98
|
0.14
|
0.06
|
|
High
|
−0.40
|
6.80
|
0.05
|
0.01
|
|
Region
|
|
East Asia and the Pacific
|
−1.70
|
6.29
|
0.08
|
0.01
|
|
Sub-Sahara Africa
|
−1.47
|
5.31
|
0.16
|
0.07
|
|
Europe and Central Asia
|
−0.15
|
6.88
|
0.07
|
0.05
|
|
Latin America and Caribbean
|
−0.58
|
6.90
|
0.15
|
0.04
|
|
Middle East and North Africa
|
−0.64
|
5.88
|
0.04
|
0.01
|
|
South Asia
|
−1.89
|
5.66
|
0.22
|
0.13
|
- (a)Height-for-age Z score: calculated using the WHO Anthro Version 3.2.2 software (2011)
- (b)Early childhood development index
- (c)Pearson correlation coefficient between HAZ and standardised ECD score
- (d)Standardised mean difference: calculated using a multiple linear regression predicting standardised ECD scores from HAZ taking into account child sex, child age, and household wealth index
