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Table 2 Nutritional status classification of the participants according to gender, BMI-for-age (z-score), and height-for-age (z-score)

From: Undernutrition and associated factors among children aged 5–10 years in West Bengal, India: a community-based cross-sectional study

Height for age		BMI-for-age
		≤ − 2 SD			> − 2 SD to < + 2 SD			≥ − 2 SD
		Classification	n	%	Classification	n	%	Classification	n	%
Boys	≤ − 2 SD	U.W. + S.	70	24.73	S.	65	9.88	O.W. + S.	16	20
	≤ − 2 SD	U.W. + S.	70	24.73	U.W. + S.	116	17.63	O.W. + S.	16	20
	> − 2 SD	U.W.	143	50.53	U.W.	35	5.32	O.W.	64	80
	> − 2 SD	T.	70	24.73	N.	442	67.17	O.W.	64	80
Girls	≤ − 2 SD	U.W. + S.	76	27.74	S.	76	10.58	O.W. + S.	7	12.28
	≤ − 2 SD	U.W. + S.	76	27.74	U.W. + S.	102	14.21	O.W. + S.	7	12.28
	> − 2 SD	U.W.	115	41.97	U.W.	25	3.48	O.W.	50	87.72
	> − 2 SD	T.	83	30.29	N.	515	71.73	O.W.	50	87.72
All	≤ − 2 SD	U.W. + S.	146	26.21	S.	141	10.25	O.W. + S.	23	16.79
	≤ − 2 SD	U.W. + S.	146	26.21	U.W. + S.	218	15.84	O.W. + S.	23	16.79
	> − 2 SD	U.W.	258	46.32	U.W.	60	4.36	O.W.	114	83.21
	> − 2 SD	T.	153	27.47	N.	957	69.55	O.W.	114	83.21

U.W underweight, S stunting, T thin, N normal, O. W overweight

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