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Table 2 Prevalence of different forms of malnutrition in Pakistani children aged 0-59 months (n = 3071)

From: Determinants of stunting, underweight and wasting among children < 5 years of age: evidence from 2012-2013 Pakistan demographic and health survey

Variable

N

Weighted %

Mean (SD)

Stunting (HAZ)

 -2SD and above (Normal/Non-stunted)

1691

55.59

−0.57 ± 0.04

 Below -2SD (Moderately stunted)

587

21.14

− 2.48 ± 0.01

 Below -3SD (Severely stunted)

793

23.27

−3.97 ± 0.03

 Mean Z score (SD)

  

−1.77 ± 0.04

Underweight (WAZ)

 -2SD and above (Normal/Not-underweight)

2255

70.62

−0.77 ± 0.03

 Below -2SD (Moderately underweight)

549

19.97

− 2.46 ± 0.02

 Below -3SD (Severely underweight)

267

9.41

−3.68 ± 0.05

 Mean Z score (SD)

  

−1.38 ± 0.04

Wasting (WHZ)

 Above +2SD (obese)

208

3.27

2.84 ± 0.09

 -2SD to +2SD (Normal/Not-wasted

2544

86.05

−0.35 ± 0.02

 Below -2SD (Moderately wasted)

217

7.56

− 2.34 ± 0.02

 Below -3SD (Severely wasted)

102

3.12

−3.68 ± 0.06

 Mean Z score (SD)

  

−0.50 ± 0.04

  1. Stunted, underweight and wasted children include both moderately and severely stunted, underweight and wasted children respectively. Obese (WHZ above +2SD) were not included in the wasted children analysis