Table 6: The average of height and length (cm) for different age groups for the children under-five years in Khartoum State, 2015. Remarks: sample size is about 396 children- *** means statistically significant at level 1% - For children below 2 years of age, the term is length-for-age; above 2 years of age, the term is height-for-age.

Age groups (months)

N

Mean Value (cm)

SD. Deviation

F-test

2-10

42

69.5

6.6

169.88***

11-20

86

76.8

6.6

21-30

82

83.1

7.8

31-40

62

90.8

5.4

41-50

92

97.2

8.0

51-59

32

103.1

5.6

Total

396

86.4

12.4