Research Article
Malnutrition, Overweight, and Obesity among Urban and Rural Children in North of West Azerbijan, Iran
Table 2
The distribution of nutritional status (underweight, stunting, and wasting) in children in Salmas.
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Index | Area | | Urban | Rural | Total | Boy
(%) | Girl
(%) | Boy
(%) | Girl
(%) | (%) |
| | Underweight (<−2 -score) | 5 (2.2) | 2 (1) | 3 (1.4) | 11 (4.4) | 21 (9) | | Moderate underweight (<−2 -score and −3 -score) | 4 (1.8) | 2 (1) | 2 (0.9) | 11 (4.4) | 19 (8.1) | | Severe underweight (<−3 -score) | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.9) | | Stunting (<−2 -score) | 9 (4) | 8 (3.9) | 22 (9.9) | 27 (10.9) | 66 (28.7) | | Moderate stunting (<−2 -score and −3 -score) | 5 (2.2) | 7 (3.4) | 19 (8.6) | 22 (8.9) | 53 (23.1) | | Severe stunting (<−3 -score) | 2 (1.8) | 1 (0.5) | 1 (1.4) | 5 (2) | 9 (5.7) | | Wasting (<−2 -score) | 4 (1.8) | 3 (1.4) | 3 (1.4) | 3 (1.2) | 13 (5.8) | | Moderate wasting (<−2 -score and −3 -score) | 4 (1.8) | 3 (1.4) | 2 (0.9) | 2 (0.8) | 11 (4.9) | | Sever wasting (<−3 -score) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0.4) | 2 (0.9) |
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