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Table 1 Demographical and anthropometrical characteristics of the study sample (N = 2223) in the different survey rounds
From: Seasonal and spatial factors related to longitudinal patterns of child growth in Bwamanda, DR Congo
| Â | Round A | Round B | Round C | Round D | Round E | Round F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of children analyzed | 1293 | 1505 | 1734 | 1957 | 2223 | 2223 | |
Average age in months (SD) | 11.2 (6.4) | 12.3 (7.0) | 13.3 (7.7) | 14.6 (8.4) | 16.8 (9.5) | 20.0 (9.6) | |
Mean LAZ (SD) | −1.86 (1.39) | −1.98 (1.35) | −1.87 (1.33) | −2.03 (1.29) | −2.26 (1.25) | −2.34 (1.17) | |
Mean WAZ (SD) | −1.24 (1.23) | −1.24 (1.18) | −1.30 (1.18) | −1.44 (1.20) | −1.54 (1.16) | −1.52 (1.06) | |
Mean WLZ (SD) | −0.24 (1.20) | −0.12 (1.15) | −0.30 (1.17) | −0.37 (1.14) | −0.31 (1.11) | −0.26 (1.01) | |
Mean MUAZ (SD) | −1.72 (1.10) | −1.72 (1.06) | −1,84 (1.08) | −2.01 (1.11) | 2.23 (1.12) | 2.12 (1.00) | |
Stunted (%) | Moderate | 25.7 | 28.2 | 28.5 | 29.0 | 32.3 | 33.1 |
Severely | 19.6 | 22.1 | 18.4 | 21.8 | 27.1 | 27.8 | |
Underweight (%) | Moderate | 17.6 | 16.3 | 18.6 | 20.9 | 23.8 | 22.6 |
Severely | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 10.1 | 10.5 | 8.3 | |
Wasted (%) | Moderate | 5.4 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.2 |
Severely | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.5 | |
Low MUAZ (%) | Moderate | 28.5 | 27.6 | 27.8 | 31.0 | 34.4 | 36.9 |
Severely | 11.8 | 10.9 | 14.8 | 18.2 | 23.6 | 17.8 | |