Research Article

Stunting and Overweight among 12-24-Month-Old Children Receiving Vaccination in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Table 2

Anthropometric measurements and nutritional status of children (n=768).

VariablesValues

Weight-for-age Z-score (WAZ)0.28 ± 1.16
Length/height-for-age Z-score (HAZ)0.06 ± 1.52
Weight-for-length/height Z-score (WHZ)0.19 ± 1.38
Body Mass Index Z-score (BMIZ)0.34 ± 1.43
Underweight (WA< -2SD)19 (2.5)
Stunting (HA< -2SD)63 (8.2)
Wasting (WH< -2SD)44 (5.7)
Overweight and Obesity (BMI ≥ +2SD)82 (10.7)
 Overweight (+2SD ≤ BMI < +3SD)61 (8.0)
 Obesity (BMI ≥ +3SD)21 (2.7)

Values are mean ± SD or frequency (percent).