Deficiency %
Gender
Age (Yrs)
N
Range (kg/m
2
)
Mean ± S.d
%
Vit. A
Tot. Ir.
TIBC
Hb
Ser.Albumin
Ferritn
M
6-7
28
8.33-18.18
14.23 ± 0.37
7.1
0
42.8
0
75
14.2
0
8-10
57
7.62-18.25
14.80 ± 0.43
8.7
0
42.1
1.7
85.9
12.2
0
11-12
57
6.97-19.54
16.00 ± 1.60
28.5
0
28.5
14.2
57.1
0
0
Overall 92
6.97-19.54
14.76 ± 0.20
50
0
41.3
2.1
80.1
11.9
0
0
6-12
F
6-7
28
5.47-18.83
15.56 ± 0.20*
57.1
0
39.2
0
75.0
14.2
0
8-10
70
8.46-19.15
16.04 ± 2.06
81.4
0
55
2.8
72.8
11.4
0
11-12
10
12.95-18.12
15.95 ± 0.91*
40
0
30
0
30
10
0
Overall
108
5.47-19.15
15.96 ± 1.32*
71
0
49
1.8
69.4
12
6-12
P<0.05=> Pearson’s correlation (r) used
Table 1:
The mean BMI and Prevalence of malnutrition in relation to vitamin A, total iron, TIBC, haemoglobin serum albumin and ferritin percentage (%) level of Deficiency.
