Research Article

Nutritional Status and Anthropometric Indices in High School Girls in Ilam, West Iran

Table 3

Distribution of stunting, wasting, obesity, and overweight in different educational levels.

BMI percentileAssessing height
<5 (wasting)5–<85
(normal weight)
85–<95 (overweight)>95 (obesity)3> (stunting)3–97 (normal)>97 (overheight)

Grade 16 (5.1)89 (75.4)14 (11.9)9 (7.6)6 (5.1)109 (92.4)3 (2.5)
Grade 213 (10.6)91 (74.6)13 (10.7)5 (4.1)3 (2.5)119 (97.5)
Grade 354 (45)50 (41.7)12 (10)4 (3.3)12 (10)108 (90)