Relationships between Wasting and Stunting and Their Concurrent Occurrence in Ghanaian Preschool Children

Table 2

Prevalence of malnutrition among children aged 0–59 months ().

Characteristics	Mean ± SD	Frequency ()	% (95% CI)
Nutritional status
Height-for-age -score (HAZ)	−0.92 ± 3.0
Weight-for-height -score (WHZ)	−0.24 ± 2.9
Weight-for-age -score (WAZ)	−0.69 ± 2.9
Stunting (HAZ < −2)		522	17.9 (16.1–19.9)
Severe stunting (HAZ < −3)		145	4.8 (3.7–6.1)
Wasting (WHZ < −2)		133	4.7 (3.7–6.0)
Severe wasting (WHZ < −3)		24	0.7 (0.4–1.3)
Concurrent wasting and stunting		39	1.4 (0.9–2.0)
Underweight (WAZ < −2)		297	10.8 (9.3–12.5)

-scores: length-for-age, weight-for-age, and weight-for-height, WHO Standard 2006.