Adolescents with Mild Stunting Show Alterations in Glucose and Insulin Metabolism

Table 4

Body composition of the study population.

Parameters	Mild stunting^1		Normal stature^2
	Mean	Standard error	Mean	Standard error
	n = 9		n = 30
Body fat (kg)	18.53	1.22	14.61*	0.65
Body fat (%)	31.80	1.87	26.86*	0.99
Lean mass (kg)	35.65	1.18	36.90	0.63
Abdominal fat (kg)	1.27	0.15	0.96	0.08
Abdominal fat (%)	32.83	2.30	26.23*	1.22
Waist circumference (cm)	76.55	2.20	71.72	1.19

In each row, significant differences between short and normal groups are shown by asterisk (ANCOVA adjusted according to gender, age, and weight; 𝑃<.05).
¹ Height-for-age z scores <−1 and ≥−2.
² Height-for-age z scores ≥−1.