Maternal Body Mass Index Is Strongly Associated with Children -Scores for Height and BMI

Table 2

Different grades of undernutrition (CED) among mothers based on BMI.

CED	BMI kg/m^2	Number of mothers
Grade III	BMI < 16.00	43 (17.50)
Grade II	BMI 16.00–16.99	11 (4.50)
Grade I	BMI 17.00–18.49	2 (8.00)
Normal	Above 18.50–24.9	177 (72.00)
Overweight	25.0-29.9	13 (5.30)
Total		246 (100)

Figure in parenthesis indicates percentage.