Factors Associated with Gastrointestinal Parasitic Infections among Young Population in Northeast Brazil

Table 2

Cut-off point criteria for nutritional status and hematological parameters according to age, for the evaluation of a sample of people aged 0 to 15 years in Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil.

Anthropometric indices and hematological parameters						Reference
Nutritional status (H/A)
Classification	Very low height for age	Low height for age	Adequate height for age			[14, 15]
Score	< −3	−3 ≤ < −2	≥ −1
Nutritional status (BMI/A)
Classification	Malnourished	Risk	Eutrophy	Overweight	Obese	[14, 15]
Score	< –2	−2 ≤ < −1	−1 ≤ ≤ 1	1 < ≤ 2
Hemoglobin
Age	6–59 months	5–11 years	12–15 years	≥15 years		[17]
Cut-off (g/dL)	<11.0	<11.5	<12.0	13.0
Ferritin
Age	<5 years	≥6 years				[17]
Cut-off (ng/mL)	≥12	≥15
Serum iron
Age	Age independent					[18]
Cut-off	<50