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