Table 2 Age-specific and age-standardised nutritional status of urban school-aged children in the Karachi survey 2004–2005
Age (in years)OverallBoysGirls
(Underweight) −2 SD below weight for age n (%)(Stunted) −2 SD below height for age n (%)(Overweight or obese) >85th percentile BMI for age n (%)(Underweight) −2 SD below weight for age n (%)(Stunted) −2 SD below height for age n (%)(Overweight or obese) >85th percentile BMI for age n (%)(Underweight) −2 SD below weight for age n (%)(Stunted) −2 SD below height for age n (%)(Overweight or obese) >85th percentile BMI for age n (%)
5–6n = 33430.9 (102)14.3 (47)4.4 (15)30.0 (55)14.5 (26)3.7 (07)32.2 (47)14.1 (21)5.4 (08)
7–8n = 37129.2 (108)17.8 (65)3.8 (13)31.7 (57)18.2 (32)3.2 (05)25.9 (51)17.5 (33)4.4 (08)
9–10n = 33330.5 (101)16.0 (52)5.8 (20)29.9 (48)20.3 (32)4.1 (08)31.1 (53)11.9 (20)7.1 (12)
11–12n = 34328.7 (99)14.4 (50)6.0 (21)29.6 (58)13.7 (27)5.6 (11)27.4 (41)15.2 (23)6.6 (1.0)
13–14n = 29416.1 (48)8.9 (26)9.1 (27)21.4 (28)9.8 (13)7.4 (10)13.1 (20)8.9 (13)10.5 (17)
5–14n = 167527.9 (458)14.6 (240)5.7 (96)29.0 (246)15.5 (130)4.6 (41)26.9 (212)13.8 (110)6.4 (55)