Research Article
Nutritional Status among Females of Bhaina Tribe of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India: An Anthropological Insight
Table 5
Distribution of anthropometric variables and their derived variables among Bhaina tribe of Bilaspur.
| Variables | Preschool (2–5 years)
| Children (6–12 years)
| Adolescent (13–18 years)
| Adult (>19 years)
| ( value) | Mean ± SD | Range | Mean ± SD | Range | Mean ± SD | Range | Mean ± SD | Range |
| Age | 4.36 ± 0.67 | 3.0–5.0 | 9.36 ± 2.02 | 6.0–12.0 | 15 ± 1.66 | 13.0–18.0 | 36.83 ± 15.14 | 18.0–75.0 | 62.19 (0.000) | Weight (Kg) | 13.27 ± 2.41 | 9.5–17.5 | 23.86 ± 6.89 | 15.5–42.0 | 44.18 ± 4.90 | 30.0–52.0 | 44.84 ± 6.99 | 26.0–70.5 | 138.57 (0.000) | Height (cm) | 98.22 ± 8.30 | 80.0–109.0 | 125.52 ± 11.78 | 109.3–146.0 | 150.33 ± 4.81 | 141.9–160.5 | 149.33 ± 4.88 | 138.0–169.5 | 255.89 (0.000) | BMI (Kg/m2) | 13.68 ± 1.14 | 11.11–14.84 | 14.82 ± 1.96 | 12.47–22.31 | 19.54 ± 1.94 | 14.73–22.71 | 20.06 ± 2.67 | 13.42–27.47 | 52.10 (0.000) |
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One-way ANOVA (-test) was performed to test for age differences in means of weight, height, and BMI. Statistical significance was set at .
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