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 4

Nutritional status and school absenteeism of participants at selected primary schools, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, August 2018 (n = 162 for each).

Characteristics		Feeding status
		Feeding	Nonfeeding
		(n = 162)	(n = 162)
Weight	Mean ± SD	28.46 ± 6.554	27.00 ± 4.81
Height	Mean ± SD	1.35 ± 0.11	1.37 ± 0.11
BMI	Mean ± SD	15.55 ± 2.31	14.39 ± 2.07
Number of absent days from school	Mean ± SD	2.23 ± 2.420	3.96 ± 3.326
Last semester average mark	Mean ± SD	73.8746 ± 11.78	73.53 ± 12.61
Height for age	Z (mean ± SD)	2.01 ± 0.22	2.03 ± 0.22
BMI for age	Z (mean ± SD)	2.02 ± 0.13	1.96 ± 0.31