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Table 3 Anthropometric of children

From: Nutritional health status: association of stunted and wasted children and their mothers

 

Groups

Value

P values

Pulse Rate

Normal

63.6 ± 2.61A

0.708NS

Stunted

62.63 ± 11.8A

Wasted

60.77 ± 4.02A

Stunted and Wasted

57.31 ± 4.54A

Temperature

Normal

98.58 ± 0.13A

0.195NS

Stunted

98.38 ± 0.32AB

Wasted

98.28 ± 0.19AB

Stunted and Wasted

97.87 ± 0.42B

Blood Oxygen Saturation

Normal

98.25 ± 4.02A

0.65 NS

Stunted

97.32 ± 1.99A

Wasted

95.34 ± 2.06A

Stunted and Wasted

94.76 ± 1.32A

Height (cm)

Normal

76.03 ± 1.41A

0.001*

Stunted

72.75 ± 2.26AB

Wasted

72.5 ± 2.39AB

Stunted and Wasted

68.6 ± 0.98B

Weight (kg)

Normal

9.41 ± 0.37A

0**

Stunted

9.13 ± 0.6A

Wasted

7.23 ± 0.38B

Stunted and Wasted

7.11 ± 0.22B

Triceps (mm)

Normal

8.22 ± 0.2A

0**

Stunted

8.04 ± 0.58A

Wasted

6.32 ± 0.36B

Stunted and Wasted

6.05 ± 0.22B

Biceps (mm)

Normal

6.65 ± 0.26A

0.884 NS

Stunted

6.56 ± 0.69A

Wasted

6.25 ± 0.9A

Stunted and Wasted

5.65 ± 0.3A

Subscapular (mm)

Normal

8.39 ± 0.21A

0**

Stunted

8.3 ± 0.72A

Wasted

6.13 ± 0.34B

Stunted and Wasted

6.22 ± 0.21B

Suprailiac (mm)

Normal

43.63 ± 1.08A

0.133NS

Stunted

41.57 ± 0.59B

Wasted

39.84 ± 0.76 BC

Stunted and Wasted

39.16 ± 0.38C