Research Article
Undernutrition and Its Correlates among Children of 3–9 Years of Age Residing in Slum Areas of Bhubaneswar, India
Table 1
Nutritional status of children (3–9 years) in urban slums of Bhubaneswar, India (
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| Indicator | Number | Percentage |
| Weight for height | | | Normal | 191 | 76.7 | Wasted | 44 | 17.7 | Severely wasted | 14 | 5.6 | Height for age | | | Normal | 106 | 42.6 | Stunted | 64 | 25.7 | Severely stunted | 79 | 31.7 | Weight for age | | | Normal | 136 | 54.6 | Underweight | 42 | 16.9 | Severely underweight | 71 | 28.5 | Body mass index | | | Normal | 192 | 77.1 | Thin | 42 | 16.9 | Very thin | 15 | 6.0 |
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