Table 3 Comparison of Prevalence of malnutrition in current study with national studies in South Africa
Study | Population (n) | Reference | Stunted % | Underweight % | Wasted % | Overweight % | Obese % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
U | R | N | U | R | N | U | R | N | U | R | N | U | R | N | ||||
SAVACG (1994) | 6-71 mo (11430) | WHO/NCHS | 16 | 27 | 23 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
NFCS (1999) | 1-9 y (2894) | WHO/NCHS IOTF | 17 | 27 | 22 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 5 | |
YRBS (2002) | Approx. 13-19 y (9224) | WHO/NCHS IOTF | - | - | 11 | - | - | 9 | - | - | 4 | - | - | 17 | - | - | 4 | |
DHS (2003) | <5 y (1159) | WHO/NCHS | 27 | 28 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
NFCS (2005) | 1-9 y (2469) | WHO/CDC IOTF | 16 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Agincourt (2007) | 1-20 y (3489) | WHO WHO/NCHS IOTF | - | 8 | - | - | 7 | - | - | 6 | - | - | 6 | - | - | 2 | - | |
1-4 y (671) | - | 18 | - | - | 10 | - | - | 7 | - | 7 | - | - | 1 | - | ||||
5-9 y (970) | - | 5 | - | - | 6 | - | - | 6 | - | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | ||||
10-14 y (944) | - | 7 | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | 2 | - | ||||
15-20 y (904) | - | 6 | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | 4 | - | ||||