Anthropometric Measurements

Srinivasulu RajendranCentre for the Study of Regional Development (CSRD)

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)New Delhi

Indiar.srinivasulu@gmail.com

Objective of the session

1. To measure Anthropometric indictors

1.How to calculate Child stunting, wasting and underweight

How to measure Anthropometric indictors

Three most commonly

used indicators

CHILD STUNTING

Height-for-age

WASTINGWeight-for-

height

UNDERWEIGHT

Weight-for-age

Z-ScoreWeight for age

Assume we have 19 month old boy and weights 9.8 Kg.Reference standards for weight for age: 11.7 Kg for 19

Months old boy9.8 Kg – 11.7 Kg = -1.9Divide the results by the SD for the child’s age and

gender-1.9/1.2 sd = -1.58 SD units-1.58 is the Z-Score for that childUsual cut-off -2 Z-score

STATA Programrefer: 1) anthro_BDHS_07.log 2) anthro_BDHS_07.do3) BDKR51FL.dta