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Table 1 Nutritional status of children

From: Reported incidence and risk factors of childhood pneumonia in India: a community-based cross-sectional study

Nutritional status (weight for height)

Urban No.(%)

Rural No.(%)

Total No.(%)

Severely wasted

(< −3 SD)

323(18.4)

286(15.8)

609(17.1)

Wasted(<−2 SD)

176(10)

214(11.8)

390(10.9)

Normal

1097(62.5)

1129(62.5)

2226(62.5)

Overweight/obese

160(9.1)

69(9.9)

338(9.4)

Total

1756(100)

1807(100)

3563(100)

  1. On a weight for height parameter,17.1% and 11.1% of children respectively were wasted or severely wasted. Distribution of wasted and severely wasted children in urban and rural areas was almost similar (p > 0.05)