Table 3 Distribution of children under five years according to the six categories of the adapted Waterlow classification of nutritional status, based on data obtained from two surveys (1992–2015) conducted in the state of Alagoas, Northeast Brazil
Nutritional condition | Survey | Δ% | Total n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1992 n (%) | 2015 n (%) | |||
Eutrophy | 873 (71.0) | 792 (80.2) | 13.0 | 1665 (75.1) |
Chronic undernutrition (stunting) | 256 (20.8) | 27 (2.7) | −87.0 | 283 (12.8) |
Acute undernutrition (wasting) | 10 (0.8) | 21 (2.1) | 162.5 | 31 (1.4) |
Decompensated chronic undernutritiona | 6 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | −100.0 | 6 (0.3) |
Overweight | 59 (4.8) | 142 (14.4) | 200.0 | 201 (9.1) |
Short stature with overweight | 25 (2.0) | 5 (0.5) | −74.5 | 30 (1.4) |
Total | 1229 (100.0) | 987 (100.0) | 2216 (100.0) | |