Table 1

Demographic details of the participants


Adequately nourished N = 20
Malnourished N = 20

Mean age
5–7 years
8–10 years
5–7 years
8–10 years

5.8 years
8.8 years
6.3 years
9.3 years
Gender
Girls:10
Boys: 10
Girls:10
Boys: 10
Stunted % (height for age -2 SD from the median)
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70%
Stunted and wasted % (height for age and weight for height: -2 SD from the median)
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30%

Kar et al. Behavioral and Brain Functions 2008 4:31   doi:10.1186/1744-9081-4-31