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17Table 7 Nutritional Status by Sex in Z-scoreNutritional statusDefinitionBoysGirlsN % N %Severe malnutritionWeight for Height < -3 and/oroedema32 7.2 22 4.7Moderate malnutrition -3 ≤ W/H < -2 and no oedema 156 35.2 150 31.7Normal -2 ≤ W/H and no oedema 255 57.6 301 63.6TOTAL 443 48.4% 473 51.6%The statistical analysis shows that there is no significant difference in the prevalence of malnutrition betweenboys and girls (p>0.05). Both boys and girls present equal chances of becoming malnourished.‣ Distribution of Malnutrition in Percentage of the MedianCut-offs for acute malnutrition expressed in percentage of the median are commonly used in determiningadmission criteria in feeding centres.Table 8 Distribution of Weight/Height by age in percentage of the medianAGE(In months)N< 70%N %≥ 70% & < 80%N %≥ 80%N %OedemaN %06-17 285 13 4.6 87 30.5 185 64.9 0 0.018-29 207 1 0.5 45 21.7 161 77.8 0 0.030-41 182 0 0.0 42 23.1 140 76.9 0 0.042-53 132 0 0.0 38 28.8 94 71.2 0 0.054-59 110 0 0.0 28 25.5 82 74.5 0 0.0TOTAL 916 14 1.5% 240 26.2% 662 72.3% 0 0.0%Table 9 Weight for height vs oedemaOedemaYESNO< -2 SD ≥ -2 SDMarasmus/Kwashiorkor0 0.0%Marasmus254 27.7%Kwashiorkor0 0.0%No malnutrition662 72.3%Table 10 Global and Severe Acute Malnutrition by age group in percentage of the median6-59 months (n = 916) 6-29 months (n = 492)Acute global malnutrition 27.7% [23.6%-32.2%] 29.7% [24.0%-36.0%]Global and Severe AcuteMalnutrition by age group inpercentage of the median1.5% [0.6%-3.3%] 2.8% [1.2%-6.1%]Statistical comparative analysis of malnutrition rates for children aged 6-29 months and 30-59 months indicatethat there is no significant difference (p>0.05).