Table 2 Anthropometric indices of nutritional status in Nigerian children, by sex and age
From: Anthropometrically determined nutritional status of urban primary schoolchildren in Makurdi, Nigeria
| Â | Â | Height-for-age z-score | Weight-for-age z-score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | n | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
Boys | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
9 | 192 | -0.01 | 0.91 | -0.81 | 0.45 |
10 | 279 | -0.84 | 0.88 | -0.83 | 0.44 |
11 | 234 | -0.89 | 0.84 | -0.93 | 0.41 |
12 | 274 | -1.25 | 0.86 | -1.07 | 0.40 |
Total | 979 | -1.0 | 0.89 | -0.91 | 0.43 |
Girls | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
9 | 213 | -0.60 | 0.81 | -0.75 | 0.46 |
10 | 303 | -0.73 | 0.83 | -0.71 | 0.58 |
11 | 244 | -0.77 | 0.70 | -0.81 | 0.41 |
12 | 276 | -1.27 | 0.92 | -1.04 | 0.58 |
Total | 1036 | -0.86 | 0.86 | -0.83 | 0.54 |