Characteristics | Non-malnutrition (n = 162) | Malnutrition (n = 31) | P-value | |
Demographic and Socioeconomic | ||||
Age (year): mean | 11.8 (1.8) | 12.1 (1.7) | 0.317a | |
| Weight (kg): mean | 34.6 (8.1) | 28.8 (6.6) | <0.001a |
| Height (cm): mean | 140.7 (10.9) | 131.7 (9.5) | <0.001a |
Gender: |
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| 0.855b | |
| Male | 55 (84.6%) | 10 (15.4%) |
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| Female | 107 (83.6%) | 21 (16.4%) |
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Congenital disease (n = 173): |
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| 0.425c | |
| Yes | 2 (66.7%) | 1 (33.3%) |
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| No | 142 (83.5%) | 28 (16.5%) |
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Caregiver (n = 189): |
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| 0.058c | |
| Father and/or mother | 149 (85.1%) | 26 (14.9%) |
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| Relatives | 9 (64.3%) | 5 (35.7%) |
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Number of members in family (n = 190): |
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| 0.001c | |
| <5 people | 71 (94.7%) | 4 (5.3%) |
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| ≥5 people | 88 (76.5%) | 27 (23.5%) |
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Father’s occupation (n = 179): |
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| 0.023b | |
| Farmer | 110 (80.9%) | 26 (19.1%) |
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| Other | 41 (95.1%) | 2 (4.9%) |
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| Mother’s occupation (n = 186): |
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| 0.098b |
| Farmer | 119 (82.1%) | 26 (17.9%) |
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| Other | 38 (92.7%) | 3 (7.3%) |
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| Father’s education (n = 176): |
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| 0.085c |
| Primary school or lower | 121 (80.7%) | 29 (19.3%) |
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| Higher that primary school | 25 (96.2%) | 1 (3.8%) |
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| Mother’s education (n = 184): |
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| 0.132c |
| Primary school or lower | 132 (81.5%) | 30 (18.5%) |
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| Higher that primary school | 21 (95.5%) | 1 (4.5%) |
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Consumption behaviours | ||||
| 3 meals a day (n = 191): |
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| 0.553b |
| Yes | 126 (85.1%) | 22 (14.9%) |
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| No | 35 (81.4%) | 8 (18.6%) |
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| Dishes per meal (n = 190): |
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| 0.739b |
| <3 dishes | 82 (82.8%) | 17 (17.2%) |
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| ≥3 dishes | 77 (84.6%) | 14 (15.4%) |
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