Table 2 Comparison of body composition of Gulu sample to global normative values

BMI-for-age: Proportion of sample (%)

Severely thin

0/44

0/91

4/141

2/177

1/234

0/293

3/199

2/283

(0.0)

(0.0)

(2.8)

(1.1)

(0.4)

(0.0)

(1.5)

(0.7)

Thin

2/44

3/91

11/141

10/177

11/234

8/293

6/199

3/283

(4.5)

(3.3)

(7.8)

(5.6)

(4.7)

(2.7)

(3.0)

(1.1)

Healthy

39/44

85/91

122/141

159/177

213/234

260/293

184/199

246/283

(88.6)

(93.4)

(86.5)

(89.8)

(91.0)

(88.7)

(92.5)

(86.9)

Overweight

3/44

3/91

4/141

6/177

9/234

25/293

6/199

31/283

(6.8)

(3.3)

(2.8)

(3.4)

(3.8)

(8.5)

(3.0)

(11.0)

Obese

0/44

0/91

0/141

0/177

0/234

0/293

0/199

1/283

(0.0)

(0.0)

(0.0)

(0.0)

(0.0)

(0.0)

(0.0)

(0.4)

Height-for-age: Proportion of sample (%)

Severely stunted

0/44

0/91

1/141

1/177

3/234

0/293

3/199

0/283

(0.0)

(0.0)

(0.7)

(0.6)

(1.3)

(0.0)

(1.5)

(0.0)

Stunted

2/44

1/91

3/141

4/177

19/234

2/293

7/199

3/283

(4.5)

(1.1)

(2.1)

(2.3)

(8.1)

(0.7)

(3.5)

(1.1)

Healthy

40/44

89/91

135/141

169/177

212/234

290/293

188/199

275/283

(90.9)

(97.8)

(95.7)

(95.5)

(90.6)

(99.0)

(94.5)

(97.2)

>2SD & ≤3SD

1/44

1/91

2/141

3/177

0/234

1/293

1/199

5/283

(2.3)

(1.1)

(1.4)

(1.7)

(0.0)

(0.3)

(0.5)

(1.8)

>3SD

1/44

0/91

0/141

0/177

0/234

0/293

0/199

0/283

(2.3)

(0.0)

(0.0)

(0.0)

(0.0)

(0.0)

(0.0)

(0.0)