Steps to follow to transform the child and adolescent data
1. Open the SPSS data (double click or right click and open)
2. Then, save the document as DBS IV format
Go to file menu in SPSS and go to save as
Select the file type as DBS IV format
3. Then, open the installed WHO Anthro for child and WHO anthroplus for adolescent data
4. Select Nutrition survey menu
5. In Anthro or Anthroplus, select import from the file (on the top left side)
6. In the wizard that appear, select the DBS IV file you saved earlier
7. Select the variables from the lists
After that, click ok and the data open in WHO Anthro/plus and looks as follows
Then the data will load (but here creates a child age in month by multiplying with 12
if it is in years). After the software calculate the indices press Ctrl+A to select all data and copy the data
to MS Excel and paste it there.
Then, select the indice variables. Here, please sort the data by the ID variables. Then, copy the data from
Excel and paste to the final column and start to process the data then after.
Then recode the variables (WFH, BAZ) indices according to the cut-off points. Use the transform
command in SPSS and then recode into different variables.
Introduction India is home for one in every three malnourished children across the globe. It is also a
leading cause of decreased school performance and an array of diseases later in life. To standardize
measurements for nutritional status among school children, WHO recommends use of z scores based on
WHO Reference 2007 Duration of the study- May-June 2013 Objective - To determine nutritional status
using WHO z scores in school going children (5-14 years) Materials And Methods A cross sectional study
conducted in co educational primary school children at rural practice area of medical college. Nutritional
status was determined using standardized technique recommended by Jelliffe for anthropometry by
trained personnel. Analysis was done using WHO Anthroplus and Epi 6. Height/Age and BMI/Age was
evaluated for all children and weight/age for 5-9 years Results and Conclusion Amongst 275 children,
Mean Weight/Age, Height/Age and BMI/Age was less than WHO reference 2007. 21.2% were
underweight and 6.9% were Severely Underweight. 9.1 % were stunted and 1.1% were <-3SD for
Height/Age. The prevalence of underweight decreased and stunting increased significantly with age.
57.8% of children had normal BMI for age. 40% were thin and 15.6% were found to have severe
thinness. No child was found obese but 2.2 % were overweight. There was no statistically significant
difference in prevalence of Underweight and stunting across sexes. However, prevalence of thinness
was significantly higher among males and in the higher age group. Regular anthropometric monitoring
should be carried out for improvement in overall nutritional status amongst school childre
The other options will be in WHO Anthro or Anthro Plus,
Select the arrow and generate an excel report for the prevalence of wasting from the
excel and it appears and resembles as follows.
Then, write your reports in a full format based on the prevalence format.
