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Table 6 Classification results of nutritional status with three independent methods

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

BMI Categories

Predicted

Total

Overall correctly classified

Under nutrition

Normal

Observed

Count

Undernutrition

358

0

358

95.9%

Normal

32

390

422

%

Undernutrition

100

0

100.0

Normal

7.6

92.4

100.0

MUAC Categories

 

Observed

Count

Under Nutrition

412

30

442

96.2%

Normal

0

338

338

%

Under Nutrition

93.2

6.8

100.0

Normal

0

100.0

100.0

Composite Score

 

Observed

Count

Under Nutrition

405

0

405

98.7%

Normal

10

366

376

%

Under Nutrition

100.0

0

100.0

Normal

2.7

97.3

100.0