Table 2 Nutritional status of the orphans
Nutritional status of the orphans | No. of orphans (n = 83) | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
BMI for Age | Severe thinness | < -3 SD | 32 | 38.6 |
Thinness | < -2 SD to -3 SD | 24 | 28.9 | |
Normal | -2 SD to + 1 SD | 27 | 32.5 | |
Overweight | > + 1 SD to + 2 SD | 0 | 0 | |
Obesity | > + 2 SD | 0 | 0 | |
Height for age | Severely stunted | < -3 SD | 0 | 0 |
Stunted | < -2 SD to -3 SD | 0 | 0 | |
Normal | > -2 SD | 83 | 100 | |