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Table 4 Classification of Nutritional status according to BMI, MUAC and Composite Score

From: Assessment of nutritional status using anthropometric variables by multivariate analysis

Variable	Undernutrition									Normal
	Male (n = 387)		p ^*	Female (n = 393)		p ^*	Total (n = 780)		p ^*	Male (n = 387)		p ^*	Female (n = 393)		p ^*	Total (n = 780)		p ^*
	No.	%	p ^*	No.	%	p ^*	No.	%	p ^*	No.	%	p ^*	No.	%	p ^*	No.	%	p ^*
BMI	155	40.1	0.603	203	51.7	*< 0.01*	358	45.9	*0.019*	232	59.9	0.603	190	48.3	*< 0.01*	422	54.1	*0.019*
Composite Score	148	38.2	0.603	256	65.1	*< 0.01*	404	51.8	*0.019*	239	61.8	0.603	137	34.9	*< 0.01*	376	48.2	*0.019*
Composite Score	148	38.2	0.187	256	65.1	0.126	404	51.8	0.054	239	61.8	0.187	137	34.9	0.126	376	48.2	0.054
MUAC	166	42.9	0.187	276	70.2	0.126	442	56.7	0.054	221	57.1	0.187	117	29.8	0.126	338	43.3	0.054

*z-test for equality of proportions was carried out

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