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Table 5 Anthropometric characteristics of school-aged children (all sample, Roma and non-Roma)

From: The exacerbated prevalence of acute malnutrition and growth retardation in Roma children living in camps

 

Total (n.177)

Roma

Non-Roma

p-value

Age, mean ± SD (months)

93.3 ± 17.3

94 ± 13

92 ± 19

NS

Weight, mean ± SD (kg)

26.8 ± 8.7

24.3 ± 7.3

28.3 ± 9.1

0.002

Height, mean ± SD (cm)

123.7 ± 10.5

122.0 ± 9.4

126.5 ± 10.7

0.004

Weight for age z score (WAZ), mean ± SD

0.15 ± 1.5

− 0.38 ± 1.6

0.50 ± 1.4

0.001

Height for age z-score (HAZ), mean ± SD

−1.15 ± 1.1

−0.61 ± 1.1

0.14 ± 1.1

< 0.001

BMI for age z-score (BAZ), mean ± SD

0.3 ± 1.6

0.04 ± 1.5

0.5 ± 1.5

0.04

Underweight (WAZ < -2) (%)

6.3

13

1.9

0.004

Underweight (BAZ < -2) (%)

2.3

4.3

0.9

NS

Stunting (HAZ < -2) (%)

2.8

5.8

0.9

NS

Overweight (BAZ > 2) (%)

10.8

7.2

13.1

NS