Research Article
Cormic Index Profile of Children with Sickle Cell Anaemia in Lagos, Nigeria
Table 5
The effect of adjusting the BMI of subjects with sickle cell anaemia for a mean Cormic Index of 54.9%.
| | Age group | Thinness | Overweight | | Actual | Adjusted | Actual | Adjusted |
| | ≤2 yrs | | | | | | Males | 8 (61.5) | 4 (30.8) | 1 (7.7) | 0 (0.0) | | Females | 4 (30.8) | 1 (7.7) | 1 (7.7) | 1 (7.7) | | Males and females | 12 (46.2) | 5 (19.2) | 2 (7.7) | 1 (7.7) | | >2 yrs–5 yrs | | | | | | Males | 7 (53.8) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (7.7) | 0 (0.0) | | Females | 7 (53.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | | Males and females | 14 (53.8) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.9) | 0 (0.0) | | >5 yrs–10 yrs | | | | | | Males | 5 (41.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (8.3) | 1 (8.3) | | Females | 8 (66.7) | 1 (8.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | | Males and females | 13 (54.2) | 1 (4.2) | 1 (8.3) | 1 (8.3) | | >10 yrs–15 yrs | | | | | | Males | 9 (75.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (8.3) | 2 (16.7) | | Females | 12 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | | Males and females | 21 (87.5) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (4.2) | 1 (4.2) | | All | | | | | | Males | 29 (58.0) | 4 (8.0) | 4 (8.0) | 3 (6.0) | | Females | 31 (82.0) | 2 (4.0) | 1 (2.0) | 1 (2.0) | | Males and females | 60 (60.0) | 6 (6.0) | 5 (5.0) | 4 (4.0) |
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