Anthropometric indices

Normal (n = 233)

Malnutrition (n = 57)

t-test

p-value

BMI

26.87 ± 7.96

19.19 ± 3.77

-10.641

< 0.001

MAC

29.78 ± 4.91

24.17 ± 3.61

-9.739

< 0.001

CC

33.30 ± 4.73

28.11 ± 2.97

-10.315

< 0.001

HC

93.27 ± 4.73

88.08 ± 2.97

-10.356

< 0.001

TC

55.39 ± 4.74

50.21 ± 2.99

-10.315

< 0.001

WC

88.60 ± 23.59

66.15 ± 12.83

-6.931

< 0.001

WHR

0.95 ± 0.21

 0.75 ± 0.13

-6.684

< 0.001

WHtR

55.86 ± 14.55

41.98 ± 8.60

-6.906

< 0.001

WtHtR

42.64 ± 13.01

30.25 ± 5.66

-10.924

< 0.001

BAI

28.79 ± 3.96

26.57 ± 4.07

 -3.763

< 0.001