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        |  | Height for Age |  
        | Food groups | <3SD | -3SD to -2SD | -2SD to +2SD | > +2SD |  
        | India X ± SD
 | Iran X ± SD
 | India X ± SD
 | Iran X ± SD
 | India X ± SD
 | Iran X ± SD
 | India X ± SD
 | Iran X ± SD
 |  
        | Cereals | 0.0 ± 0 | 14.2 ± 2.6 | 23.1 ± 6.0 | 16.9 ± 9.8 | 25.7 ± 7.2 | 17.5 ± 7.7 | 28.9 ± 6.6 | 18.0 ± 5.4 |  
        | Pulse    &legumes | 0.0 ± 0 | 4.1 ± 2.2 | 12.8 ± 5.0 | 3.9 ± 6.1 | 14.0 ± 4.4 | 4.1 ± 4.1 | 15.1 ± 1.9 | 4.9 ± 3.2 |  
        | Vegetables | 0.0 ± 0 | 17.5 ± 8.4 | 30.6 ± 15.4 | 21.1 ± 14 | 30.5 ± 10.8 | 24.7 ± 15.7 | 38.4 ± 9.1 | 27.6 ± 13.4 |  
        | Fruits | 0.0 ± 0 | 10.1 ± 5.0 | 8.9 ± 7.6 | 17.4 ± 14.8 | 10.4 ± 6.1 | 20.6 ± 14.4 | 15.7 ± 3.3 | 20.8 ± 10.1 |  
        | Dairy    products | 0.0 ± 0 | 15.2 ± 4.8 | 11.5 ± 4.0 | 13.9 ± 7.0 | 12.2 ± 5.7 | 16.7 ± 8.7 | 18.1 ± 4.6 | 14.5 ± 6.7 |  
        | Non    veg items | 0.0 ± 0 | 5.8 ± 4.0 | 0.0 ± 0 | 8.3 ± 3.4 | 0.4 ± 1.2 | 9.0 ± 4.5 | 0.82 ± 1.6 | 10.1 ± 4.7 |  
        | Nuts | 0.0 ± 0 | 1.1 ± 0.5 | 1.3 ± 1.0 | 2.8 ± 4.4 | 1.5 ± 1.8 | 4.4 ± 5.2 | 3.2 ± 1.0 | 3.9 ± 3.7 |  
        | Mixed    dishes | 0.0 ± 0 | 9.3 ± 3.0 | 12.2 ± 7.0 | 10.4 ± 6.7 | 14.1 ± 7.0 | 13.1 ± 7.3 | 19.4 ± 6.7 | 14.3 ± 6.5 |  
        | Beverages | 0.0 ± 0 | 11.0 ± 3.0 | 7.0 ± 2.4 | 10.6 ± 6.0 | 9.2 ± 3.5 | 11.5 ± 6.3 | 14.7 ± 2.3 | 11.6 ± 4.4 |  
        | Sweets | 0.0 ± 0 | 15.1 ± 1.9 | 14.9 ± 5.7 | 18.6 ± 10.7 | 17.8 ± 6.7 | 19.7 ± 10.9 | 24.4 ± 5.5 | 21.1 ± 8.5 |  
        | Fats | 0.0 ± 0 | 9.4 ± 2.1 | 9.6 ± 1.2 | 9.0 ± 3.7 | 10.3 ± 3.0 | 10.0 ± 4.3 | 12.4 ± 2.1 | 9.5 ± 3.9 |  |