Table 2 Anthropometric measures of Egyptian patients with child
BMI for age | Weight for age | Height for age | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Z score | N (%) | Z score | N (%) | Z score | N (%) |
Between 2 and 1 (overweight) | 1 (2.5) | Between − 1 and + 2 (Normal) | 19 (47.5) | Between − 1 and + 2 (normal) | 11 (27.5) |
Between 0 and 1 (normal) | 22 (55) | Between − 2 and − 1 (mildly underweight) | 12 (30) | Between − 2 and − 1 (mildly stunted) | 15 (37.5) |
Between − 2 and − 3 (thin) | 14 (35) | Between − 3 and − 2 (moderately underweight) | 5 (12.5) | Between − 3 and − 2 (moderately stunted) | 8 (20) |
Below − 3 (very thin) | 3 (7.5) | < − 3 (severely underweight) | 4 (10) | < − 3 (severely stunted) | 6 (15) |