Table 3 Distribution of weight by height z-score by country
From: Salud Mesoamérica 2015 Initiative: design, implementation, and baseline findings
Weight-for-height z-score | Guatemala (N = 4723) | Honduras (N = 2875) | Mexico (N = 5755) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | SE | % | SE | % | SE | |
less than −3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
−3 to −2 | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% |
−2 to 0 | 39% | 1% | 40% | 1% | 30% | 1% |
0 to 2 | 54% | 1% | 54% | 1% | 62% | 1% |
2 to 3 | 3% | 0% | 4% | 0% | 5% | 0% |
greater than 3 | 2% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 0% |
Weight-for-height z-score | Nicaragua (N = 2158) | Panama (N = 1847) | El Salvador (N = 3273) | |||
% | SE | % | SE | % | SE | |
less than −3 | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% |
−3 to −2 | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 0% |
−2 to 0 | 35% | 1% | 42% | 2% | 41% | 1% |
0 to 2 | 57% | 1% | 53% | 2% | 51% | 1% |
2 to 3 | 5% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 4% | 0% |
greater than 3 | 3% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 0% |