Research Article
Prevalence of Thinness among Santal Preschool Children Using New Body Mass Index Cut-Off Points
Table 2
Mean and standard deviation of weight, height, and BMI of 2–6-year Santal tribal children.
| | Anthropometric variables | Boys (116) | Girls (135) | | 2 () | 3 () | 4 () | 5 () | 6 () | 2 () | 3 () | 4 () | 5 () | 6 () |
| | Weight (kg) | 10.72 (2.51) | 11.54 (1.48) | 13.63 (1.91) | 14.52 (1.51) | 17.37 (2.30) | 10.26 (1.90) | 11.13 (1.70) | 13.45 (2.03) | 14.79 (2.28) | 16.94 (2.19) | | Height (cm) | 84.43 (9.55) | 88.75 (5.25) | 97.31 (7.64) | 103.16 (4.83) | 110.75 (6.97) | 84.49 (9.58) | 88.23 (6.80) | 97.59 (8.02) | 102.91 (7.68) | 111.26 (6.63) | | BMI (kg/m2) | 14.94 (1.60) | 14.59 (1.32) | 14.38 (1.06) | 13.65 (1.18) | 14.12 (0.82) | 14.38 (1.26) | 14.27 (1.14) | 14.24 (1.19) | 13.95 (0.84) | 13.65 (0.86) |
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