Table 5 Comparison of survey-level standard deviations, skewness, and kurtosis of hemoglobin distributions between UNHCR and DHS Surveys
Child Surveys | WRA Surveys | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
UNHCRa n = 405 | DHSb n = 80 | UNHCRa n = 362 | DHSb n = 65 | |
Mean SD | 1.34 | 1.48 | 1.43 | 1.58 |
% of surveys with SD < 1.1 | 4.0% | 0.0% | 1.9% | 0.0% |
% of surveys SD > 1.5 | 13.1% | 46.3% | 32.9% | 70.8% |
Mean Skew | -0.38 | -0.39 | -0.55 | -0.61 |
% of surveys with skew < -0.5 | 27.4% | 20.0% | 55.8% | 75.4% |
% of surveys with skew > 0.5 | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Mean Kurtosis | 0.55 | 0.54 | 1.22 | 1.25 |
% surveys with excess kurtosis > 1 | 18.5% | 6.3% | 47.0% | 61.5% |