Table 1 Demographic and anthropometric characteristics grouped by age
Characteristic | Overall n = 688 | 2-4y, n = 197 | 5-9y, n = 163 | 10-14y, n = 156 | 15 + y, n = 172 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||||
Female | 361 (52) | 97 (49) | 76 (47) | 77 (49) | 111 (65) |
Body mass indexa | 16.0 (14.6, 18.5) | 15.5 (14.6, 16.7) | 14.6 (13.9, 15.4) | 16.0 (15.0, 17.2) | 19.6 (18.3, 21.9) |
MUAC-for-age z scorea | − 0.81 (− 1.46, − 0.14) | − 0.23 (− 0.78, 0.24) | − 0.91 (− 1.38, − 0.40) | − 1.46 (− 2.23, − 0.71) | − 1.30 (− 1.95, − 0.34) |
137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | |
Haemoglobin (g/dl)a | 11.40 (10.60, 12.20) | 10.60 (9.50, 11.20) | 11.10 (10.35, 11.80) | 11.75 (11.10, 12.43) | 12.40 (11.70, 13.50) |
Haemoglobin group | |||||
Nonanaemic | 308 (45) | 69 (35) | 56 (34) | 79 (51) | 104 (60) |
Anaemic | 380 (55) | 128 (65) | 107 (66) | 77 (49) | 68 (40) |
Haemoglobin genotype | |||||
aa/aa with AA | 356 (52) | 104 (53) | 83 (51) | 82 (53) | 87 (51) |
-a/aa with AA | 147 (21) | 46 (23) | 38 (23) | 27 (17) | 36 (21) |
aa/aa with AC | 98 (14) | 27 (14) | 22 (13) | 23 (15) | 26 (15) |
-a/aa with AC | 28 (4.1) | 8 (4.1) | 7 (4.3) | 7 (4.5) | 6 (3.5) |
aa/aa with AS | 24 (3.5) | 2 (1.0) | 8 (4.9) | 8 (5.1) | 6 (3.5) |
-a/aa with AS | 14 (2.0) | 5 (2.5) | 2 (1.2) | 3 (1.9) | 4 (2.3) |
Rarer traits | 21 (3.1) | 5 (2.5) | 3 (1.8) | 6 (3.8) | 7 (4.1) |
Malnutrition | |||||
Normal | 419 (61) | 162 (82) | 92 (56) | 49 (31) | 116 (67) |
Mild | 185 (27) | 33 (17) | 55 (34) | 59 (38) | 38 (22) |
Moderate | 53 (7.7) | 2 (1.0) | 14 (8.6) | 27 (17) | 10 (5.8) |
Severe | 31 (4.5) | 0 (0) | 2 (1.2) | 21 (13) | 8 (4.7) |
Parasitaemia | |||||
Negative | 304 (44) | 120 (61) | 51 (31) | 30 (19) | 103 (60) |
Positive | 384 (56) | 77 (39) | 112 (69) | 126 (81) | 69 (40) |