Table 1: Socio-demographic and anthropometry characteristics of adolescent girls (n = 2261).
Characteristics |
n |
% |
Age (years) |
|
|
10-13 yrs |
529 |
23.4 |
14-16 yrs |
1315 |
58.2 |
17-19 yrs |
417 |
18.4 |
Mean ± SD = 14.86 ± 1.78 |
|
|
Residence |
|
|
Peri-urban |
1091 |
48.3 |
Urban |
1170 |
51.7 |
Region |
|
|
North Central |
645 |
28.5 |
Southeast |
742 |
32.8 |
Southwest |
874 |
38.7 |
Weight (kg) |
|
|
≤ 40.0 |
413 |
18.2 |
40.1-50.0 |
1046 |
46.3 |
50.1-60.0 |
637 |
28.2 |
> 60.1 |
165 |
7.3 |
Mean ± SD = 47.81 ± 9.02 |
|
|
Height (m) |
|
|
< 1.40 |
173 |
7.7 |
1.40-1.50 |
494 |
21.8 |
1.51-1.60 |
978 |
43.3 |
> 1.60 |
616 |
27.2 |
Mean ± SD = 1.55 ± 0.09 |
|
|