Table 2 Average Z-score values and distribution of z-scores in different categories
From: Diet and nutritional status among hospitalised children in Hawassa, Southern Ethiopia
HAZ n = 146 | WAZ n = 160 | WHZ/WLZ n = 148 | MUACZ n = 157 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (95% CI) | -1.4 (-1.8; -1.0) | -1.6 (-2.0; -1.3) | -0.9 (-1.3; -0.5) | -2.1 (-2.3; -1.9) |
Undernutrition | Stunting n (%) 60 (40,1) | Underweight n (%) 99 (61,9) | Wasting n (%) 53 (35,8) | Malnutrition n (%) 76 (48,4) |
z-score groups: | n (%) | n (%) | n(%) | n (%) |
< -3 | 30 (20.5) | 46 (28.8) | 32 (21.6) | 46 (29.3) |
≥-3 to < -2 | 30 (20.5) | 53 (33.1) | 21 (14.2) | 30 (19.1) |
≥-2 to < -1 | 27 (18.5) | 23 (14.4) | 19 (12.8) | 51(32.5) |
≥-1 to 0 | 24 (16.4) | 29 (18.1) | 26 (17.6) | 17 (10.8) |
0 to ≤ 1 | 18 (12.3) | 18 (11.3) | 13 (8.8) | 11 (7.0) |
> 1 to ≤ 2 | 7 (4.8) | 12 (7.5) | 22 (14.9) | 2 (1.3) |
> 2 to ≤3 | 5 (3.4) | 2 (1.3) | 8 (5.4) | 0 (0) |
> 3 | 5 (3.4) | 4 (2.5) | 7 (4.7) | 0 (0) |