Table 1 Sample characteristics
From: El Niño adversely affected childhood stature and lean mass in northern Peru
Year of birth | Children, n (%) | Age in years, mean (SD) | Male, n (%) | Height-for-ageZ-score, mean (SD) | Height-for-ageZ-score < −2, n (%) | Socioeconomic status index, mean (SD) | Mean flood likelihood, % (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1991 | 126 (6.0) | 17.9 (0.6) | 69 (54.8) | −1.17 (0.81) | 18 (14.3) | 0.36 (0.42) | 1.4 (0.7) |
1992 | 202 (9.6) | 16.8 (0.5) | 114 (56.4) | −1.19 (0.82) | 33 (16.3) | 0.38 (0.40) | 1.3 (0.6) |
1993 | 180 (8.6) | 15.8 (0.6) | 104 (52.2) | −1.04 (0.98) | 27 (15.0) | 0.40 (0.42) | 1.2 (0.5) |
1994 | 186 (8.9) | 14.9 (0.6) | 104 (55.9) | −1.02 (0.94) | 29 (15.6) | 0.35 (0.40) | 1.3 (0.6) |
1995 | 189 (9.0) | 13.9 (0.5) | 103 (54.5) | −0.96 (0.94) | 31 (16.4) | 0.34 (0.37) | 1.2 (0.6) |
1996 | 174 (8.3) | 12.9 (0.5) | 85 (48.9) | −0.69 (1.01) | 17 (9.8) | 0.37 (0.42) | 1.3 (0.6) |
1997 | 195 (9.3) | 11.8 (0.6) | 94 (48.2) | −0.66 (0.95) | 15 (7.7) | 0.38 (0.38) | 1.3 (0.6) |
1998 | 192 (9.2) | 10.9 (0.6) | 93 (48.4) | −0.71 (1.00) | 16 (8.3) | 0.35 (0.40) | 1.3 (0.6) |
1999 | 211 (10.1) | 9.8 (0.6) | 110 (52.1) | −0.67 (0.93) | 16 (7.6) | 0.28 (0.40) | 1.2 (0.5) |
2000 | 210 (10.0) | 8.8 (0.6) | 104 (49.5) | −0.54 (0.98) | 13 (6.2) | 0.34 (0.40) | 1.3 (0.6) |
2001 | 230 (11.0) | 7.8 (0.5) | 128 (55.7) | −0.53 (0.94) | 18 (7.8) | 0.40 (0.40) | 1.2 (0.4) |
Overall | 2,095 | 12.5 (3.2) | 1,098 (52.4) | −0.81 (0.97) | 233 (11.1) | 0.36 (0.40) | 1.3 (0.6) |