Nutritional Status among Females of Bhaina Tribe of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India: An Anthropological Insight

Table 5

Distribution of anthropometric variables and their derived variables among Bhaina tribe of Bilaspur.

Variables	Preschool (2–5 years)		Children (6–12 years)		Adolescent (13–18 years)		Adult (>19 years)		( value)
	Mean ± SD	Range	Mean ± SD	Range	Mean ± SD	Range	Mean ± SD	Range
Age	4.36 ± 0.67	3.0–5.0	9.36 ± 2.02	6.0–12.0	15 ± 1.66	13.0–18.0	36.83 ± 15.14	18.0–75.0	62.19 (0.000)
Weight (Kg)	13.27 ± 2.41	9.5–17.5	23.86 ± 6.89	15.5–42.0	44.18 ± 4.90	30.0–52.0	44.84 ± 6.99	26.0–70.5	138.57 (0.000)
Height (cm)	98.22 ± 8.30	80.0–109.0	125.52 ± 11.78	109.3–146.0	150.33 ± 4.81	141.9–160.5	149.33 ± 4.88	138.0–169.5	255.89 (0.000)
BMI (Kg/m^2)	13.68 ± 1.14	11.11–14.84	14.82 ± 1.96	12.47–22.31	19.54 ± 1.94	14.73–22.71	20.06 ± 2.67	13.42–27.47	52.10 (0.000)

One-way ANOVA (-test) was performed to test for age differences in means of weight, height, and BMI. Statistical significance was set at .