Table 5 Nutritional status of children in the literature compared with the results of the present study
From: Anthropometrically determined nutritional status of urban primary schoolchildren in Makurdi, Nigeria
| Â | Â | Â | Nutritional status | Â | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Sample | Age (years) | Stunting (%) | Wasting (%) | Underweight | Reference |
Nigeria | 331 boys and girls (pastoral, Southwest) | 6-15 | 38.7 | 13.6 | 38.7 | [9] |
India | 1206 boys and girls (West Bengal) | 1-12 | 48.4 (F) 51.7 (M) | - | 51.3 (F) 60.4 (M) | [22] |
India | 596 (Kerala), 1033(West Bengal), 2357 (Bihar) boys and girls | 0-30 | 54†39††23†††| - |  | [24] |
India | 353 boys and girls (Garhwal Himalayas) | 0-12 | 78.5 | 80.1 | Â | [25] |
India | 1022 boys and girls (Madhya Pradesh) | 0-5 | 51.6% | 32.9% | 61.6 | [26] |
Kenya | 1383 boys and girls (rural Suba district) | 5-17 | 15.8 (F) 27.5 (M) | 6.3 (F) 10.6 (M) | Â | [27] |
Botswana | Â | 0-3 | 38.7 | 5.5 | 15.6 | [28] |
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) | 8992 boys and girls | 0-5 | 41.7 (F) 46.1 (M) | - | - | [29] |
Egypt | 143 boys and girls (Peri-urban, Alexandria | < 3 | 19 | 3 | 7 | [30] |
Malaysia | 399 boys and girls (Kuala Lumpur) | 6-8 | 47 | 36 | Â | [31] |
Mexico | Â | Â | 28.8 | 40.9 | Â | [32] |
South Africa | 671 boys and girls (rural Agincourt) | 12-59 | 18 | 7 | 10 | [33] |
South Africa | 296 boys and girls (rural Lebowa) | 6-14 | 54 (F) 60 (M) | 6 (F) 8 (M) | 38 (F) 62 (M) | [34] |
Uganda | 1003 boys and girls (Kumi district) | 9-15 | 2.6 (F) 3.9 (M) | - | 5.6 (F) 7.6 (M) | [35] |
Nigeria | 2015 boys and girls (Urban, Makurdi) | 9-12 | 52.7 | - | 43.4 | Present study |