Body Mass Index and Associated Factors of School Absenteeism by School Feeding Program at Selected Primary Schools in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Comparative Study

Table 3

Nutritional status of participants at selected primary schools in Yeka subcity, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, August 2018 (n = 162 for each).

Characteristics		Feeding status
		Feeding		Nonfeeding
		Number	%	Number	%
Height for age	<−2 SD	3	1.85	1	0.617
	−2 to 2 SD	154	95.06	154	95.06
	>2 SD	5	3.10	7	4.32
BMI for age	<−2 SD	0	0	11	6.79
	−2 to 2 SD	159	98.1	146	90.12
	>2 SD	3	1.85	5	3.10