Table 2 Anthropometric Measures and Pubertal Status by Sex

Mean Height (range)^a

151.6 cm (130, 170.9)

149.5 cm (130, 170.9)

153.1 (134.4, 169.4)

0.014

Mean Weight (range)

42.2 kg (25, 72)

39.1 kg (26, 58.9)

44.2 kg (25, 72)

0.000

Mean BMI (range)

18.3 (12.8, 31.2)

17.4 (13.5, 30.3)

18.8 (12.8, 31.2)

0.002

Mean MUAC (range)

22.3 cm (16.5, 33)

21.4 cm (18, 33)

23.0 cm (16.5, 31.6)

0.000

 % (n)

Pubertal Status

0.742

 Started puberty

52.6 (81)

54.8 (34)

51.1 (47)

 Not started puberty

47.4 (73)

45.16 (28)

48.9 (45)

Height-for-age z-score categorized (sex specific)

0.000

 Not Stunted (≥ −2 SD)

85.7 (132)

69.3 (43)

96.7 (89)

 Stunted (<−2 SD)

14.2 (22)

30.6 (19)

3.2 (3)

BMI-for-age z-scores categorized (sex specific)

0.047

 obese (>2SD)

1.3 (3)

1.6 (1)

1.1 (1)

 overweight (> 1SD)

11.0 (17)

3.2 (2)

16.3 (15)

 normal (1 - -2 SD)

74.7 (115)

77.4 (48)

72.8 (67)

 thinness (<−2 SD)

10.4 (16)

14.5 (9)

7.6 (7)

 severe thinness (<−3 SD)

2.6 (4)

3.2 (2)

2.1 (2)

MUAC-for-age z-scores categorized (Mramba et al.)

0.004

 z > −2

88.2 (135)

80.6 (50)

93.4 (85)

 -2 < z > − 3

10.5 (16)

19.3 (12)

4.4 (4)

 z < −3

1.31 (2)

0.0 (0)

2.2 (0)

MUAC categorized^a,b (not delineated by sex, age adjusted) Per NACS guidelines

0.002

 Normal

87.0 (134)

77.4 (48)

94.5 (86)

 Moderate acute malnutrition (MAM)

12.3 (19)

22.6 (14)

5.5 (5)