Table 3 Average nutritional status of adolescent girls by study area

Weight in kg

38.36 ± 8.29

38.50 ± 8.85

0.742

Height in cm

146.57 ± 8.26

146.56 ± 8.46

0.985

^a MAC in mm

213.56 ± 28.49

213.42 ± 29.72

0.923

^b BMI in kg/m²

17.70 ± 2.76

17.74 ± 2.98

0.793

^c HAZ- score

-1.27 ± 1.07

1.24 ± 1.05

0.516

^d BMIZ

0.71 ± 1.07

0.72 ± 1.11

0.982

Hb in g/dl

12.4 ± 1.3

12.3 ± 1.3

0.529