Table 2 Anthropometric indices of non-pregnant women of childbearing age by site
Characteristic | Equateur Province, DRC | Chimaltenango, Guatemala | N Karnataka, India | Thatta, Pakistan | p-value1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Weight (kg), n | 1741 | 1695 | 1823 | 2008 | |
Mean (SD) | 50.7 (7.6) | 54.2 (10.0) | 46.1 (8.6) | 46.2 (7.5) | |
Median (P25, P75) | 50.0 (46.0, 55.0) | 52.7 (46.9, 59.8) | 44.7 (39.9, 50.3) | 45.0 (41.0, 49.5) | |
Min - Max | 31.0–105.0 | 32.0–101.9 | 28.7–90.7 | 30.0–94.5 | |
Height (cm), n | 1741 | 1695 | 1823 | 2009 | |
Mean (SD) | 156.1 (6.2) | 145.6 (5.0) | 151.3 (5.7) | 152.4 (6.2) | |
Median (P25, P75) | 156.0 (152.0, 160.0) | 145.5 (142.2, 148.9) | 151.3 (147.7, 155.2) | 152.0 (149.5, 156.3) | |
Min - Max | 134.5–180.2 | 127.0–163.4 | 133.8–173.4 | 130.6–178.0 | |
Stunting, n (%)a | 242 (13.9) | 1364 (80.5) | 716 (39.3) | 511 (25.4) | <0.0001 |
Severe stunting, n (%) | 33 (1.9) | 567 (33.5) | 156 (8.6) | 168 (8.4) | <0.0001 |
Body Mass Index (BMI; kg/m2), n | 1741 | 1695 | 1823 | 2008 | |
Mean (SD) | 20.8 (2.6) | 25.5 (4.3) | 20.1 (3.5) | 19.9 (3.0) | <0.0001 |
Median (P25, P75) | 20.6 (19.1, 22.1) | 24.9 (22.3, 28.0) | 19.4 (17.6, 21.9) | 19.5 (17.8, 21.5) | |
Min - Max | 14.7–39.0 | 16.5–42.7 | 13.9–37.6 | 12.9–38.0 | |
BMI categories, n (%) | |||||
Underweight: BMI <18.5 | 264 (15.2) | 21 (1.2) | 677 (37.1) | 704 (35.1) | <0.0001 |
Normal weight: BMI 18.5 - <25 | 1378 (79.1) | 838 (49.4) | 968 (53.1) | 1182 (58.9) | |
Overweight/Obesity: BMI ≥25.0 | 99 (5.7) | 836 (49.3) | 178 (9.8) | 122 (6.1) | |
Head Circumference (cm), n | 1741 | 1695 | 1823 | 2009 | |
Mean (SD) | 53.5 (1.7) | 53.7 (1.5) | 52.5 (1.5) | 52.9 (1.8) | |
Median (P25, P75) | 53.5 (52.4, 54.5) | 53.6 (52.7, 54.7) | 52.5 (51.5, 53.5) | 53.0 (51.8, 54.0) | |
Min - Max | 47.0–59.0 | 41.8–63.7 | 47.0–59.2 | 47.0–60.0 | |
MUAC (cm), n | 1741 | 1695 | 1823 | 2009 | |
Mean (SD) | 25.7 (2.3) | 27.2 (3.2) | 24.0 (3.1) | 23.2 (2.7) | |
Median (P25, P75) | 25.5 (24.1, 27.0) | 26.9 (25.0, 29.1) | 23.5 (21.8, 25.6) | 23.0 (21.5, 24.6) | |
Min - Max | 19.8–37.5 | 19.4–57.9 | 17.0–38.1 | 15.8–50.0 | |
< 23.0, n (%) | 152 (8.7) | 94 (5.5) | 740 (40.6) | 982 (48.9) | <0.0001 |
Waist circumference (cm), n | 1741 | 1693 | 1822 | 2004 | |
Mean (SD) | 74.4 (5.6) | 76.2 (9.7) | 65.2 (8.7) | 66.4 (7.0) | |
Median (P25, P75) | 74.0 (71.0, 77.4) | 75.4 (69.4, 82.1) | 63.5 (59.0, 69.7) | 65.2 (62.0, 70.0) | |
Min - Max | 56.3–112.0 | 44.1–114.5 | 47.2–108.0 | 44.4–101.0 | |
Hip circumference (cm), n | 1740 | 1694 | 1823 | 2002 | |
Mean (SD) | 87.1 (6.5) | 93.7 (8.2) | 85.0 (7.2) | 84.7 (6.9) | |
Median (P25, P75) | 87.0 (83.0, 91.0) | 92.7 (88.1, 98.3) | 84.0 (80.0, 89.0) | 84.0 (80.0, 88.5) | |
Min - Max | 50.0–124.0 | 45.8–132.6 | 56.0–118.3 | 47.0–123.6 | |
Waist-Hip Ratio (WHR), n | 1740 | 1692 | 1822 | 1997 | |
Mean (SD) | 0.86 (0.05) | 0.81 (0.07) | 0.77 (0.07) | 0.78 (0.06) | <0.0001 |
Median (P25, P75) | 0.86 (0.82, 0.89) | 0.81 (0.77, 0.85) | 0.76 (0.72, 0.80) | 0.78 (0.75 0.82) | |
Min - Max | 0.61–1.50 | 0.44–1.86 | 0.57–1.24 | 0.55–1.21 | |
WHR Categorized, n (%) | |||||
Low risk (≤0.80) | 254 (14.6) | 790 (46.7) | 1398 (76.7) | 1371 (68.7) | <0.0001 |
Moderate risk (>0.80- ≤ 0.85) | 466 (26.8) | 430 (25.4) | 236 (13.0) | 374 (18.7) | |
High risk (>0.85) | 1020 (58.6) | 472 (27.9) | 188 (10.3) | 252 (12.6) | |