Table 1 Comparision of Height-for-age Z-score among pupils in different groups ( ± SD)
moderate-to-heavy STH infectiona(173) | light STH infectionb(205) | control groupc(653) | F | P | comparison among groups | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boys (548) | 100 | 127 | 321 | |||
HAZ | -1.63 ± 0.82 | -1.32 ± 1.07 | -1.29 ± 0.92 | 5.18 | 0.006 | a < b*, a < c* |
Girls (483) | 73 | 78 | 332 | |||
HAZ | -1.58 ± 0.94 | -1.49 ± 0.95 | -1.25 ± 1.15 | 3.99 | 0.019 | a < c* |