Table 2

Summary results from the algorithm validation

Algorithm
Prevalence
N
Mean difference Predicted minus observed WHO prevalence (SD)
Percentage of the observed WHO prevalence within the 95% CI of the predicted values (%)

Underweight
<5%
9
0.2 (0.46)
100

≥5%
56
0.9 (1.62)
98.2

Total
65
0.8 (1.53)
98.5
Stunting
<5%
3
0.7 (0.55)
66.7

≥5%
62
0.1 (1.34)
96.8

Total
65
0.1 (1.32)
95.4
Wasting
<5%
36
0.4 (0.86)
88.9

≥5%
29
0.2 (1.30)
96.6

Total
65
0.3 (1.07)
92.3
Overweight
<5%
46
0.2 (0.74)
97.8

≥5%
9
0.3 (1.36)
100

Total
55
0.2 (0.85)
98.2

Yang and de Onis BMC Pediatrics 2008 8:19   doi:10.1186/1471-2431-8-19