Anthropometric Markers and Iron Status of 6–12-Year-Old Thai Children: Associations and Predictors
Table 1
Characteristics of the study participants.
Boys (%) (n = 182)
Girls (%) (n = 154)
Total (%) (n = 336)
Age (years)
(i) 6–<9
29.1
31.2
30.1
(ii) 9–12
70.9
68.8
69.9
Tanner stage
(i) Stage 1
78.6
46.8∗
64.0
(ii) Stage 2
11.5
25.3
17.5
(iii) Stage 3
6.6
17.5∗
11.6
(iv) Stage 4
2.7
9.8∗
6.0
(v) Stage 5
0.5
0.6
0.6
Menarche
(i) Yes
—
15.9
—
(ii) No
—
84.1
—
Main caregiver
(i) Mother
69.6
76.9
73.3
(ii) Father
15.2
10.3
12.7
(iii) Others
15.2
12.8
14.0
Family income (USD/month)
(i) <490
20.7
27.4
24.1
(ii) 490–985
37.8
28.2
32.9
(iii) 985–1640
27.0
29.1
28.1
(iv) 1640–3290
10.8
12.8
11.8
(v) >3290
3.6
2.6
3.1
Nutritional status
(i) Moderate and severe wasting
1.1
0
0.6
(ii) Mild wasting
3.8
7.8∗
5.7
(iii) Normal
52.2
68.2∗
59.5
(iv) Overweight
17.6
14.3
16.1
(v) Obesity
25.3
9.7∗
18.2
Central adiposity §
(i) Yes
22.9
8.7∗
16.1
(ii) No
77.1
91.3∗
83.9
< 0.05, significantly different from boys.Children aged 6–8.99 years were placed in the group of 6–<9 years old, while children aged 9–12.99 years were placed in the group of 9–12 years old.Nutritional status was classified by BMI SDS according to the WHO growth reference. §WC SDS ≥1.25 SD (90th percentile) calculated based on the data from the study of Rerksuppaphol S. and Rerksuppaphol L. was classified as central obesity [18].
